The ranking of third-party testing agency companies varies due to various factors such as evaluation criteria, market positioning, and business areas. The following is a list of well-known third-party testing agency company rankings based on market awareness, business scale, service areas, and other dimensions, for reference only:
Internationally renowned third-party testing institutions

1. SGS: Swiss General Notary Public (SGS)
It is a globally leading inspection, appraisal, testing, and certification organization, founded in 1878. It is a Swiss listed company and a globally recognized benchmark for quality and integrity

2. BureauVeritas: Bureau Veritas International Inspection Group
Founded in 1828, it is an international inspection/certification group with global influence and a reputable authoritative certification company.

3. Intertek: Tianxiang Tianxiang Group
A large-scale international consumer product testing, inspection, and certification organization under the Intertek Group in the UK, renowned globally for its recognized professionalism, quality, and integrity.

4. TuVRheinland: T ü V Rheinland Group, Germany
Rhein TV Group was founded in 1872 and is an officially authorized government regulatory agency in Germany. It is a globally recognized international certification company and a leading technology service provider.

5. DEKRA: Dekai Quality Certification (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Founded in 1925, it is an automotive safety appraisal and testing organization authorized by the European Union to provide technical consulting and monitoring services for the motor vehicle industry, construction project consulting and monitoring, as well as other testing related services.

6. UL: UL (Underwriters Laboratories)
It is a brand of inspection/certification agencies, founded in 1894. It is one of the most authoritative certification agencies in the United States and one of the largest private organizations engaged in safety testing and appraisal in the world.

7. EQCI Introduction:
EQCI is a third-party professional inspection service agency founded in the United States in 2005. It is one of the influential inspection agencies in the United States. In order to better serve customers who purchase goods from China, a service agency has been specially established in China to provide one-stop services such as professional factory audit, product inspection, and container loading supervision. Its professional, rigorous, fast, and efficient work has won unanimous praise from customers.

Recently, SGS (Swiss General Notary Public) and Bureau Veritas both issued statements on their official websites, stating that they had discus-
sed potential business mergers, but therelevant discussions did not proceed. No agreement has been reached, and it has now ended on Dec-
ember 12th. SGS will continue to focus on executing its Strategy 27 of 'Accelerating Growth, Building Trust' and providing outstanding value
to shareholders. And Bureau Veritas will continue to fully promote it. In its' LEAP | 28 'strategy, it is committed to achieving a leap forward
in growth and performance.

The merger negotiations were originally planned to be completed through an all stock transaction, with an estimated market value of over 30
billion euros and a total of over 180000 employees. However, negotiations have stalled due to SGS's concerns about potential risks associate-
d with the merger Bureau, including the difficulty of integration and the complexity of obtaining approval from regulatory agencies in various
countries. At the same time, market reactions also had an impact on the negotiations, with SGS's stock price falling by about 8%, while Biwei
Group's stock price remained relatively stable.

Although the merger negotiations were unsuccessful, both SGS and Bureau Veritas have stated that they will continue to focus on implement-
ing their existing strategies and creating value for shareholders. In addition, the testing, inspection, and certification industry is highly competiti-
ve, with SGS and BV The merger negotiations of the group were carried out against the backdrop of industry integration trends, and the fail-
ure of this merger has also sparked market attention and discussion on the integration of the future inspection and certification industry