What SCI 99 does

SCI 99 (卓创资讯/Sublime China Information) is a Chinese commodity market information services provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Zibo, Shandong Province. Listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext board under ticker 301299 since October 2022, the company tracks more than 1,200 commodity varieties across 18 industry categories — spanning energy, organic and inorganic chemicals, plastics, rubber, chlor-alkali, coal chemicals, steel, non-ferrous metals, agricultural products, and new energy materials — with historical data extending back to its founding year.

The company's core technological asset is SPAS (Zhuochuang Price Assessment System), a neutral third-party price evaluation methodology built on systematic market research, rigorous analytical standards, and professional analyst judgment. This methodology underpins proprietary commodity indices, including jointly published indices with the National Bureau of Statistics, the NDRC Price Monitoring Center, and industry associations. Product portfolio spans subscription information services (web, mobile apps, SMS), data intelligence products (Hongtao 3 and Hongqi data terminals, Data Supermarket, Price Center, API-based data integration), customized consulting, and industry conferences.

Revenue is generated primarily through enterprise subscriptions on annual billing cycles, supplemented by data product sales, consulting engagements, event services, and advertising. Customers span four primary segments: commodity trading firms, national and provincial government agencies, manufacturing enterprises in energy, chemical, steel, and agricultural sectors, and financial institutions. Distribution is multi-channel — including direct sales with dedicated account managers, regional offices in seven Chinese cities, mobile applications, WeChat, and embedded API integrations into client CRM, SRM, and ERP systems.

Name

SCI 99

Legal name

山东卓创资讯股份有限公司

Website

https://sci99.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SCI 99 is a Chinese commodity market information services provider tracking 1,200+ commodities across energy, chemicals, steel, and agriculture. Founded in 2004 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, it serves government agencies, traders, manufacturers, and financial institutions with price assessments, data intelligence, consulting, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zibo

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Information Services: Core subscription-based information services including real-time news, analysis reports, weekly/monthly/semi-annual/annual reports, and industry research reports delivered through website, mobile apps, and SMS.
2. Data Intelligence Products: Data products including Data Supermarket (self-service data purchasing), Price Center, Data Terminal (Hongtao 3, Hongqi), and customized data packages.
3. Consulting Services: Customized consulting solutions including strategic planning, market research, investment/financing consulting, covering areas like brand strategy, supply chain optimization, industrial park planning, and M&A advisory.
4. Event Services: Conference, exhibition, training, and field survey services for commodity industry chains, providing platforms for communication, learning, and business development.
5. Advertising Services: Marketing and advertising services leveraging established user base, commercial data, and channel matrix for brand promotion and business opportunity generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCI 99 (Sublime China Information) is a B2B commodity market information services provider that delivers price assessments, market data, analytics, and consulting for over 1,200 commodities across 18+ industry verticals. The company operates a proprietary price assessment system (SPAS), data terminals, mobile applications, and subscription-based market intelligence platforms serving government agencies, trading firms, manufacturers, and financial institutions.

Product overview

SCI 99 (卓创资讯) is a comprehensive commodity market information platform providing four core service categories: 资讯服务 (Information Services) including 卓创资讯APP, 卓创短讯APP, and analytical reports; 数智服务 (Data Intelligence) featuring 红桃3 and 红期 data terminals, 数据超市 marketplace, and API-based data integration; 咨询服务 (Consulting) covering strategic planning, market research, and investment analysis; and 会展服务 (Events) for conferences and industry exhibitions. The platform covers over 1,200 commodities across 27 industry sectors including energy, chemicals, plastics, rubber, steel, and agricultural products, with data tracking dating back to 2004. The company operates the SPAS price assessment system and offers AI-powered price forecasting and intelligent decision-making services through partnerships with technology providers like iFLYTEK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 富宝资讯: A subsidiary brand under SCI focused on renewable resources and scrap metal information services.

Products and services

• 卓创资讯价格评估系统 SPAS (Sublime Price Assessment System) Proprietary price assessment system covering 1,200+ commodities across 18+ industries; serves as SCI 99's flagship methodology and intellectual property foundation, generating daily, weekly, and monthly benchmark prices for energy, chemicals, agriculture, metals, and other commodities used by trading firms and regulators.
• 卓创资讯数据终端 (SCI 99 Data Terminal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage of 1200+ commodity varieties with data spanning 22 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• iFlytek (科大讯飞)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Zhuochuang Information and iFlytek signed a strategic cooperation agreement on April 29, 2026. Both parties will leverage their respective strengths in industrial data, industry research, artificial intelligence, and large language models to conduct in-depth cooperation in AI and industrial data integration innovation, jointly promoting digital and intelligent development of the industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mysteel (我的钢铁): China's largest steel and broader commodity market information services provider; directly competes with SCI 99 across commodities, price assessments, and subscription data terminals, with a stronger steel-vertical brand.
• Longzhong Information (隆众资讯): Chinese commodity information services company focused on petrochemicals, energy, and industrial materials; directly competes with SCI 99 in chemical and energy price benchmarks and consulting.
• Baichuan Yingxiao (百川资讯): China-focused commodities information provider with broad chemical and materials coverage; competes with SCI 99 across subscription data products, price forecasts, and consulting for industrial buyers.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): Global commodity benchmark and price-assessment provider whose methodologies compete head-to-head with SCI's SPAS system; broader scale and international recognition but limited China-specific depth outside strategic JVs.
• Argus Media: Independent global commodity price reporting agency covering energy, chemicals, fertilizers, and agriculture — directly competitive with SCI's broad commodity price-assessment franchise, particularly for multinational customers.
• ICIS (Reed Business Information): Global petrochemical, energy, and fertilizer price intelligence provider; competes with SCI in chemical and energy verticals and offers comparable subscription analytics, with stronger international distribution.
• Bloomberg L.P. Global financial and commodity market data terminal and analytics platform; competes with SCI's data terminals (Hongtao 3, Hongqi) for financial-services and large enterprise customers across commodities.
• Refinitiv (LSEG): Global financial and commodities data provider (formerly Thomson Reuters Financial); competing terminal-and-feed proposition aimed at Chinese institutional and multinational commodity-trading customers.

Regional players

• Wind Information (万得): China's dominant financial market data terminal provider; overlaps with SCI for commodity-data needs of securities, fund, and bank customers, and is the primary competitor in B2B data terminals inside China.

Emerging players

• Sublime China Information (SCI) iFinD / East Money: Chinese retail-and-institutional financial data platform with growing commodity coverage; competes for fintech-style data delivery and price apps, complementing but not directly displacing SCI's enterprise subscriptions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sublime-china-information-group-co-ltd-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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