British testing and certification firm Intertek Group plc on Monday announced plans to acquire two North American minerals testing service providers. it has agreed to acquire Base Metallurgical Laboratories Ltd and Base Met Labs US Ltd, a provider of metallurgical testing services for the Minerals sector based in North America. In light of the growing global population, there is an increasing demand for diverse energy sources and minerals, thereby necessitating mission-critical, end-to-end total quality assurance solutions throughout the entire resource development chain. By expanding its assu…