We have estimated the carbon black market by segmenting it on two levels that include application and region. On the basis of application, we have segmented the market into tires, high performance coatings, and plastics among others such as rubber, toners, printing inks, & electrostatic discharge compounds. On the basis of region, the report is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa. North America consists of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Europe includes Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, rest of Western Europe and Central & Eastern Europe (along with CIS). Asia Pacific includes China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea and Oceania (Australia & New Zealand). Latin America consists of all Central & South American countries (excluding Mexico).

截至2018 年7 月20 日当周，美国原油库存4.049 亿桶，较上周减少614.7 万桶。OECD 原油库存14.15 亿桶。2018 年4 月，中国商业原油库存1.97 亿桶，较上月增长200 万桶。全球主要经济体原油库存均处于较低水平。

“蓝天保卫战”打响，环保监管有望推动行业进入新均衡。国务院7 月初公布《打赢蓝天保卫战三年行动计划》，未来推动将以京津冀及周边地区、长三角地区、汾渭平原等区域为重点的大气污染治理。焦炭处于黑色产业链的加工环节，过去由于焦化产能长期宽松，导致盈利受到上游焦煤成本和下游钢铁压价的双重冲击。但环保的持续监管将有效抑制焦炭供给，改善焦化供需格局，将行业推入新均衡。

本周动力煤价格继续回调，高位震荡格局短期难以改变，进入迎峰度夏，煤炭价格目前呈现“旺季不旺”态势。本周内蒙古、陕西动力煤价格延续上周下跌趋势，山西动力煤较上周维持不变，但产地煤价继续维持高位；港口动力煤价格继续回落，截止7 月27 日，秦皇岛港5500 大卡动力煤平仓价622 元/吨，较上周下跌29 元/吨