The research of mineral resources in Mozambique during recent years has induced the influx of small to large mining companies to conduct numerous exploration projects, especially in the north-western parts and the coastal zones of the country, some of which have been proved to be feasible for exploitation, having resulted in small to large scale mines to be in construction already or within the next months and years to come.

During the exploration projects it was found that soil and drilling samples could not be analysed in Mozambique as there was and still is no chemical laboratory in the country that has the capability to analyse samples from coal and base metal exploration projects, which require highly specialised analysis methods and high-tech equipment. Therefore samples were sent to Europe, America,  Australia and South Africa for analysis resulting in high cost and long turn-around times due to transport issues.

Therefore in 2006 ACT-UIS Laboratórios de Moçambique, Lda. a Mozambican private commercial laboratory company, which has three equal (33.33%) shareholders (Advanced Coal Technology (Pty) Ltd., South Africa, UIS Analytical Services (Pty) Ltd., South Africa, and PlurInvest  Lda., a Mozambican investment company), was formed to supply an analytical service to these companies, a first in Mozambique.