With more than 90 locations in 32 countries and approximately 4000 staff, ALS Laboratory Group is one of the largest laboratory groups in the world. ALS provides a wide range of sophisticated state-of-the-art services to four main market segments; mining and mineral exploration (ALS Chemex), environmental monitoring (ALS Environmental), equipment maintenance through used lubricant analysis (ALS Tribology) as well as commodity analysis and certification.

The Scandinavian branch has been part of the ALS Laboratory Group since August 2006. It has its roots in the Geological Survey of Sweden that in 1982 was divided into two parts, one retaining the original name as a public authority. SGAB, the other part, became a state-owned company for mineral prospecting and other services with ca 500 employees. A reduction in the state's prospecting activities resulted in decreasing profitability, and eventually the company was sold. SGAB:s laboratory, the subsidiary Svensk Grundämnesanalys AB (which continued to use the acronym SGAB), was reconstructed as a private company in September 1993. By that time the laboratory:s application area had gradually shifted from prospecting towards environment, research, and industry.

In 1961, Analytica was formed by, among others, the former head of the SGU laboratory. The company focussed on working environment and mineral analyses. Analytica's customers were found among companies, within public and private health care, and among institutes of different kinds.

In the beginning of 1998 SGAB and Analytica were merged, forming SGAB Analytica. In August 2002, the name was changed to Analytica AB.

In January 2004 Analytica acquired SWECO Ecoanalys with a laboratory in Stockholm. The facilities of this laboratory were in January 2006 relocated to Täby, where Analytica moved into new premises.

On July 31st 2006, Analytica AB was acquired by ALS Laboratory Group.