What SBA-CCI does

SBA-CCI, Inc. (doing business as SBAcci) is a Jacksonville, Florida-based private consultancy founded in the early 1990s that provides retainer-based subscription consulting and proprietary supply/demand modeling for the global polyester and PET value chain. The firm serves enterprise clients across the petrochemical and packaging industries — including oil companies, PX/PTA/MEG producers, PET resin producers, CPG companies, bottling companies, container/preform/machinery/closure/label manufacturers, recycling operations, and investment organizations — through a portfolio of four interconnected analytical products: World Polyester Analysis (WPA, global polyester supply chain), Global Beverage Analysis (GBA, beverage consumption linked to PET demand across 200+ countries), Resin & Container Analysis (RCA, USMCA regional supply/demand balance), and Strategic Environmental Analysis (SEA, recycled PET, recycling technology, and legislative analysis).

The firm's underlying technology is a computer-based modeling system covering the full polyester stream from PX/PTA/MEG feedstocks through PET resin, containers, and recycling, supported by proprietary databases built continuously over 30+ years. These models integrate macroeconomic supply/demand balances, economic cost modeling, and price/margin analysis. The product portfolio is delivered through ongoing retainer engagements that include access to the computer models, regular face-to-face and virtual meetings, and ad-hoc consulting via website, phone, text, WhatsApp, and email. Distribution is invitation-only with client accounts created on request, including an exclusive Global PET Value Chain & Market Insights report distributed by individual request review. The firm is led by four principals (Steven L. Ates as COO/MD, Steve L. Lyons as VP of SEA, Patrick L. Bouzekri as EVP for EMEA, and John C. Maddox as Senior Analyst) with a combined 100+ years of PET industry experience.

Name

SBA-CCI

Legal name

SBA-CCI, Inc.

Website

https://sba-cci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SBA-CCI is a Jacksonville-based private consultancy providing retainer-based subscription modeling and analysis for the global PET/polyester value chain, serving enterprise clients across petrochemicals, packaging, and recycling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Polymer Industry Consulting

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyesters & PET Chain (PTA, MEG, PET) (IMAEADAG)

Keywords

• Polyester market consulting
• PET supply demand analysis
• Polyester value chain research
• Recycled PET consulting
• Petrochemical market intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retainer-Based Consulting Services: Ongoing retainer-based consulting service providing access to computer-based models, regular face-to-face and virtual meetings, and consulting services between formal meetings for modeling, analysis, and consultation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SBA-CCI provides retainer-based consulting services for the global polyester and PET industry, delivering proprietary computer-based supply/demand models, macroeconomic analyses, and market insights spanning raw material feedstocks (PX, PTA, MEG) through polyester fibers, PET resin, PET packaging, global beverage consumption, and recycling. The firm offers four core analytical programs — World Polyester Analysis (WPA), Global Beverage Analysis (GBA), Resin & Container Analysis (RCA), and Strategic Environmental Analysis (SEA) — backed by databases built over more than 30 years.

Product overview

SBA-CCI is a consultancy offering a portfolio of four interconnected analytical products centered on the global polyester and PET industry. The core offerings are World Polyester Analysis (WPA), Global Beverage Analysis (GBA), Resin & Container Analysis (RCA), and Strategic Environmental Analysis (SEA). WPA provides foundational global polyester data from raw materials through finished products; GBA delivers beverage consumption data linked to PET requirements across 200+ countries; RCA applies WPA data to create detailed USMCA regional supply/demand balances; and SEA addresses environmental factors including recycling technology and legislative analysis. An exclusive Global PET Value Chain & Market Insights report offers integrated bottom-up analysis. All products are delivered through retainer-based consulting services with access to proprietary computer models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• World Polyester Analysis (WPA): Comprehensive analysis covering the entire polyester value chain from refineries to polyester fiber and PET resins.
• Global Beverage Analysis (GBA)
• Resin & Container Analysis (RCA)
• Strategic Environmental Analysis (SEA)

Products and services

• World Polyester Analysis (WPA) Comprehensive analysis of the global polyester industry, providing balanced data from raw material building blocks through to polyester fibers and PET resins. Serves as the foundation for regional PET supply/demand modeling and serves petrochemical producers, resin producers, and packaging firms.
• Global Beverage Analysis (GBA) The first and only global beverage consumption data specifically detailed down to PET consumption, covering more than 200 countries. Provides perspective for research and analysis on beverage consumption and PET requirements, serving bottling companies, CPG firms, and packaging clients.
• Resin & Container Analysis (RCA) Detailed USMCA regional analysis matching raw material supply from WPA with the most credible data for PET resin production, producer utilization, trade data, and PET containers, delivering a complete supply/demand balance for the USMCA region.
• Strategic Environmental Analysis (SEA) Comprehensive environmental analysis service covering supply/demand modeling, economic cost modeling, price and margin analysis for recycled PET, technology assessment for recycling, legislative analysis, life cycle studies, and strategic environmental guidance for PET stakeholders.
• Global PET Value Chain & Market Insights Exclusive integrated bottom-up analysis report covering the entire PET value chain from crude oil decisions to finished resin pricing. Distributed by invitation only with individual request review.
• Retainer-Based Consulting Services Ongoing retainer-based consulting service including access to computer-based models, regular face-to-face and virtual meetings, and consulting access via website, phone, text, WhatsApp, and email for modeling, analysis, and consultation across the polyester and PET value chain.

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Beverage Marketing CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint-venture partnership providing beverage gallonage data to enhance PET consumption accuracy. The partnership combines SBAcci's container and resin expertise with Beverage Marketing Corporation's beverage industry data, balancing PET container weights and sizes with gallonage consumption for all beverages.
• The Packaging ConferenceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSBAcci partners with The Packaging Conference, an industry event designed for packaging professionals that provides the latest innovations in technology, design, and sustainability. The event connects CPG companies, resin suppliers, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, and packaging companies. Always held the Monday following Super Bowl Sunday since 2008.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie (part of Verisk) is a broad energy and commodity research firm that covers petrochemical feedstocks and downstream polymers. While it does not focus exclusively on PET like SBA-CCI, it competes for enterprise consulting mandates from oil majors and petrochemical producers in the same value chain.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly IHS Markit) provides broad commodity intelligence across energy, chemicals, and polymers, including polyester intermediates and PET. It competes with SBA-CCI for enterprise petrochemical and CPG clients, though at a much larger and more diversified scale.

Direct peers

• Tecnon OrbiChem: Tecnon OrbiChem is a specialized consultancy providing business intelligence on the petrochemical and polymer industries, including polyester intermediates, fibers, and PET. Its chain-focused subscription reports and consulting closely parallel SBA-CCI's WPA program.
• Smithers: Smithers (encompassing Smithers Pira and Smithers Rapra) provides market research, testing, and consulting for the packaging and materials industries. It overlaps SBA-CCI on PET packaging end-use analysis, recycling economics, and supply/demand modeling for packaging converters.
• ICIS: ICIS (part of RELX) is the largest independent commodity intelligence service covering petrochemicals, polymers, and the polyester/PET value chain. It directly overlaps SBA-CCI in price reporting, supply/demand analysis, and consulting for PET resin producers and converters, but operates at a much larger global scale.
• Chemical Market Analytics (CMA, by OPIS): CMA, formerly IHS Chemical and now part of OPIS/Dow Jones, delivers petrochemical market research, consulting, and price forecasting with deep coverage of the polyester/PET chain. It is one of the closest direct competitors to SBA-CCI's World Polyester Analysis offering.
• Argus Media: Argus Media provides commodity price benchmarks and market intelligence across petrochemicals, including polyester feedstocks and PET resin. It competes with SBA-CCI in subscription-based supply/demand and price analysis for the same enterprise client base.

Others

• Beverage Marketing Corporation: Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) is a data partner of SBA-CCI providing proprietary beverage gallonage data that underpins the Global Beverage Analysis. As a beverage industry research firm it serves adjacent client needs but is more complementary than competitive given the formal JV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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