Global Flat Glass Industry

• Publication date: October 2010

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Flat Glass in Metric Tons and Square Meters by the following Product Segments: Float Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass. The report also analyzes the market by the following end-use segments - Construction (Residential, & Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing, AGR (Automotive Replacement Glass), and Speciality. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, A...

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Flat Glass in Metric Tons and Square Meters by the following Product Segments: Float Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass. The report also analyzes the market by the following end-use segments - Construction (Residential, & Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing, AGR (Automotive Replacement Glass), and Speciality. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 263 companies including many key and niche players such as Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., AGC Flat Glass North America, AGC Flat Glass Europe, AGC Bor Glassworks, PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk, China Luoyang Float Glass Group Co. Ltd., Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, CSG Holding Co. Ltd., Guardian Industries Corp., JSC Salavatsteklo, KCC Corporation, NSG Group, Pilkington Group Ltd, PROLETARII Lysychansk Glass Plant, PPG Industries, Inc., Schott Glasswerks/Schott Group, Sisecam Group, Trakya Cam Sanayi A.Þ, Vitro S.A. De C.V, Vidrios Lirquen S.A, Zeledyne, and TZhejiang Glass Co. Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Float Glass 4
Sheet Glass 4
Rolled Glass 4
Low Emissivity Glass 4
Reflective Glass 4
Smart Glass 5
Advanced Flat Glass 5
Specialty Glass 5

2. MARKET OVERVIEW 6
Recession Proves Dampener for Flat Glass Industry 6
Current and Future Analysis 6
Highlights 7
Structural Overview of Flat Glass Market 8

3. ISSUES AND TRENDS 9
New Value-Added Products Revive Flat Glass Market 9
Developing Regions Power Ahead 9
Smart Glass Attains Commercial Viability 10
Construction and Automotive Sectors Shape Demand Trends 10
Automotive Glazing Industry Consolidates 10
Demand for Solar Control and Advanced Flat Glass in OEM
Automotive Market 11
Glazing Used for Styling and Differentiation of Automotives 11
Plastics - Are They a Threat? 11
Recycling Flat Glass Waste into Paper 12
Competitive Scenario 12
Table 1: World Float Glass Market (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Annual Capacity by Leading Manufacturers -AGC,
NSG Group, Saint-Gobain, Guardian, Taiwan and Others (In
Terms of Volume) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 13

Table 2: Global Flat Glass Capacity Utilization for the Years
2003 through 2009 (In %) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 13
Production 14
Select Float Lines Planned/Operational, Worldwide (2005-2008) 14
Table 3: World Float/Sheet Glass Industry (2008): Annual
Production Capacity by Major Regions - China, Europe, North
America, South East Asia, Former Soviet Union, Japan, and
South America (In Million Tons) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 15

Table 4: Worldwide Flat Glass Market (2008): Per Capita
Consumption of Float/Sheet Glass Ranked by Region-Europe,
North America, Japan, South America, South East Asia, and
Rest of World (In Kg) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 15

Table 5: Lower Quality Float Glass Capacity (2005):
Percentage Share Breakup by Country - China, Former Soviet
Union, West Asia, South East Asia, South America and
Africa-Historic Data (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 15

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 16
Glass - What is It? 16
Physical Properties 16
Benefits 17
Market Characteristics 17
Large Economics of Scale 17
High Transportation and Production Costs 17
Glass Types 17
Primary Glass Types and Applications 18
Table 6: Glass Composition by Type 18
Glass Making Process 18
Table 7: Float Glass Composition (2009): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Major Raw Materials - Silica Sand, Recycled
Glass, Soda Ash, Dolomite, Limestone and Sodium Sulfate
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 18
Manufacturing Process 19
Table 8: Flat Glass Production Costs (2009): Percentage
Share Breakdown by Cost Components - Raw Materials, Energy,
Overheads, Labor, Depreciation, Transport and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 19

Table 9: Float Glass Production Costs (2009): Percentage
Share Breakdown by Cost Components - Energy, Raw Materials,
Transport, Overheads, Labor, Depreciation and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 20
Glass Recycling 20
Advantages 20
Decreased Raw Material Costs 20
Energy Savings 20
Environmental Benefits 21
Furnace Life 21
Drawbacks 21
Flat Glass Processing 21
Semi-Finished 21
Downstream Processing 21
Multiple Glazing 21
Heat Treatment 21
Shaping 22
Surface Working 22
Automotive Products Processing 22
Pre-Processing 22
Shaping and Strengthening 22
Toughening 22
Laminating 23
Flat Glass by Process Type 23
I. Float Glass 23
Float Glass Types 23
Clear Glass 23
Tinted Glass 23
Economics of Float Glass Production 24
Automotive Glazing 24
II. Sheet Glass 24
III. Rolled Glass 24
Patterned Glass 24
Wired Glass 24
IV. High Strength Glass 24
Heat-Strengthened Glass 25
Tempered Glass 25
Production Techniques 25
V. Laminated Glass 25
Key Applications 26
Building Industry 26
Transport Industry 26
Security 26
VI. Reflective Glass 26
Deposition Techniques 27
Wet Chemical Deposition 27
Vacuum Deposition 27
Pyrolytic Deposition 27
VII. Low Emissivity Glass 27
VIII. Smart Glass 28
IX. Insulating Glass (IG) Units 28
X. Specialty Glass 28
Mirrors 29
Spandrel 29
Art Glass 29
Flat Glass by Product Type 29
Plate Glass 29
Wired Glass 29
Toughened Glass 30
Laminated Glass 30
Trends In Glass Coatings 30
Low-e Coatings 30
Benefits of Organic Coatings 30
Raw Materials - A Brief Study 30
Major Types 30
Silica 30
Soda Ash 31
Lime 31
Dolomite 31
Feldspar 31
Polycarbonate - A Potential Substitute 31

5. END-USE PERSPECTIVE 32
End-Use Demand Impacts Market Fortunes 32
Table 10: World Flat Glass Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Annual Demand by End-Use Markets - Residential
Construction, Commercial Buildings, OE Glazing, AGR and
Specialty (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 32
Construction 32
Table 11: Global Building Products Flat Glass Market by
Sector (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown by Sector - New
Build, Refurbishment and Interiors (Volume Share) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 33
Energy Efficient Windows Catch On 33
Multiple Layers of Glazing 33
Air Space Between Glass Panes 34
Substituting Air Gap with Low Conductivity Gas 34
Tinted Glass Coatings 34
Automotive Glass 34
Automotive Glazing 34
Table 12: World Flat Glass Demand in Automotive Sector
(2008): Percentage Share Breakdown by Segments - Original
Equipment (OE) and Aftermarket (AGR) 34
Major Growth Drivers 35
Key Issues 35
Amount of Glass Used 35
Value-Added Products 35
Self-Cleaning Glass 35
Automotive End-Uses 35
OEM 35
Automotive Glass Replacement (AGR) 36
Glazing Trends in AGR Market 36
Types of Automotive Glazing 36
Solar Control Glazing 36
Laminated Sideglazings 37
Integrated Antennas 37
Design Requirements 37
Windshield 37
Sideglazing 37
Backlights 37
Toughened and Laminated Glazing Parameters - A Comparison 38
Product Parameters for Toughened and Laminated Glazings 38
Laminated Windshields - Process Parameters 38
Toughened Glazing - Process Parameters 38
Features for Future 38
Laminated Doorglass 38
Fixed Side Glazings 39
Backlights 39
Specialty 39
Furniture 39

6. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 40
Use of Robotics 40
Innovative Frequency-Selective Solar Glazing Material 40

7. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 41
Stringent Production Standards in the US 41
Maximum Allowable Contaminant Levels in Float Cullet 41
UK Safety Glazing Legislations 41
BS Codes 41
Building Regulations 42

8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS 43
Corning Markets Gorilla Sheet Glass in Japan 43
Guardian Industries Unveils EcoGuard® Float Glass Line 43
Guardian Unveils CrystalGrayTM Float GLASS Substrate Product Line 43

9. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUTION IN THE RECENT PAST - A
PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 44
AGC Flat Glass Europe Unveils Mirox 3G 44
AGC Flat Glass Europe Introduces Antibacterial Glass 44
Glaverbel Enhances Product Range 44
Guardian Launches Low-E Glass Technology 44
PPG Launches Solarban 80 Optiblue Glass 45
PPG Launches Design Kit for Solarban z50 Glass 45
PPG Launches Starphire Ultra-Clear Glass Sample Kit 45
Saint Gobain Launches Interior Glass for Indian Market 45

10. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 46
Hartung Glass Industries Snaps Up ACG Flat Glass North America 46
Central Glass to Commence Glass Sheet Production at Matsusaka
Plant 46
Jiangsu Pilkington and SYP Glass Co. Commissions New Coating Line 46
Omco to Enter into Joint Venture with Hindustan National Glass
and Industries 46
HNG Group Establishes Float Glass Facility 46
Obeikan Glass to Establish Float Glass Facility in Saudi Arabia 47
Saint-Gobain to Establish Float Glass Facility in Egypt 47
OAO Gomelsteklo to Unveil New Float Glass Line 47
Luoyang Glass Company to Acquire Stakes in Longhao, Longhai
and Longfei 47
Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding Company Divests Stake in Egyptian
Glass Company 47
AGC Flat Glass Units to be Merged 47
Emirates Float Glass Inks Deal with Subsidiaries of Glass LLC 48
Emirates Float Glass Commences Commercial Operations at Abu
Dhabi Plant 48
Sisecam Signs Agreement with Saint-Gobain 48
PT Asahimas to Establish New CVD Plant 48
Qibin Glass Commences Project on Float Glass 49
LG Signs Deal with Schott AG 49
EFG Signs Agreement with PPG 49
Azizia Glass Manufacturing Establishes Glass Factory in Libya 49
Raya Enters into Joint Venture with Interpane 49
Henry F Teichmann Signs Contracts with AVIC 49
Hindustan National Glass and Industries to Establish Float
Glass Facility in Gujarat 50
China-Africa Development Fund Sponsors Ethiopia’s First Glass
Facility 50
Dubai Group Snaps Up Minority Interest in Sphinx Glass Company 50
Guardian RAK Plant at Al Jazeera Al Hamra Formally Inaugurated 50
Beneq to Collaborate With AGC FLAT GLASS Europe 51
Saint-Gobain Glass India to Establish Float Glass Facility in
Rajasthan 51
Emirates Float Glass to Establish Plant in Abu Dhabi 51
Saint-Gobain to Establish Third Flat Glass Production Line in
India 51
Guardian Industries to Establish New Float Glass Facility in
Brazil 51
Fives Stein Enters Into Partnership With Beneq 52
Guardian Inaugurates a New Float Glass Plant at UAE 52
Asahi to Close Sheet Glass Plants in North American Region 52
SAGL to Establish New Glass Plant in Gujarat 52
Promtekhinvest to Construct New Float Glass Plant 52
Dagestan to Establish New Glass Plant 52
AGC Commences Construction of Second Glass Plant in Russia 53
Flat Glass to Aquire Minority Interest in Burnbridge Glass 53
Saint-Gobain to Establish New Plant in India 53
Guardian to Establish Glass Plants in Brazil 53
Carlyle to Buy Majority Stake in Joint Venture 53
Trakaya Cam to Establish Glass Plant 53
Mena Glass to Establish New Glass Plant 53
Tunisian Mrabeti Signs Deal with Czech Businessmen 54
Harsha Signs MOU with State Government for Establishment of
Float Glass Facility 54
Chinese Company Signs Pact with Russia's Ilmenit Tugansk
Mining and Enrichment Plant 54
Major Industries Inks Agreement to Acquire Oldcastle Glass 54
Kohlberg Acquires PPG Industries’ Automotive Glass & Services
business 54
FLABEG Holding GmbH Takes Over Naugatuck Glass 55
Nevstar Purchases Dollar Come 55

11. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RECENT PAST - A
PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 56
PPG Inks Partnership Deed with Walker Glass 56
ViMexico Acquires Ownership of Vitro AFG 56
Saint Gobain to Establish Float Glass Line in Egypt 56
NSG Divests Australasian Flat Glass Business 56
KZ (PKZ) LLP Begins Float Glass Plant Construction in Kazakhstan 56
PPG Forms Alliance with IIMAK 57
SCHOTT Inaugurates Production Plant in Russia 57
CGS Plans Float Glass Production 57
Guardian Plans Float Glass Facility in Ryazan 57
Yaohua Plans for Float Glass Plant in Russia 57
NSG Concludes Acquisition of Pilkington 57
Eagle Glass Specialties Taken Over by EuropTec 58
PPG Industries Purchases Intercast Europe SpA 58
Glaverbel to Install Third Furnace in Czech Republic 58
Guardian and Partners Building Float Glass Plant in UAE 58
Glaverbel Plans Expansion in Teplice flat Glass Facility 58
EFG’s New Venture Draws Investors from Various GCC Countries 59
SYP and Tata International Collaborate to Market in India 59
Asahi Plans Construction of Another Facility in China 59
China Glass Holdings Forms Alliance with Shaanxi Blue Star 59
Pilkington and China Glass Holdings in a Joint Venture 59
Sisecam Commences Production in Second Bulgarian Plant 60
Saint Gobain Installs Float Glass Line at Indian Facility 60
Hebei Jingniu Group Commences Production at Spaceflight Glass
Ceramic Line 60
European Commission Agrees to Joint Control of Avancis 60
Manufacturing Operations Commence in Cardinal’s New Float
Facility 60
Guardian to Build $200 MN Float Glass Facility 61
Hebei’s New Glass Plant Sanctioned 61
Cardinal Glass Incorporates Six Subsidiary Companies to
Delegate Operations 61
PPG Renames Flat Glass Unit 61
Philippines Makes Product Certification Obligatory 62
China Glass Acquires Beijing Qinchang and Blue Star 62
Saint Gobain Acquires Majority Stake in Hankuk Glass
Industries of Korea 62
Port Augustus Acquires Smith Glass Assets 62
Libbey Acquires Majority Stake in Crisal-Cristalaria 62
Owens-Illinois Divests European Glass Plants 62
Fuyao Establishes Float Glass Lines in China 63
Grenzebach Zeroes In on KUKA Robotics for Technology Upgradation 63
Gujarat Glass Triumphs Over Acquisition Bid for Flat Glass
River Facility 63
Asahi Glass Installs Another Flat Glass Facility in India 63
Glaverbel Establishes Float Glass Facility in Moscow 63
Salavatsteklo Sets Up a 600 t/day Float Glass Line 64
PHP Float Glass Eyes the International Market 64
Float Glass Manufacturing Facility to Come Up in Brunei 64

12. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 65
Asahi Glass Co, Ltd. (Japan) 65
AGC Flat Glass North America (USA) 65
AGC Flat Glass Europe (Belgium) 65
AGC Bor Glassworks (Russia) 66
PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk (Indonesia) 66
China Luoyang Float Glass Group Co. Ltd. (China) 66
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France) 66
CSG Holding Co. Ltd. (China) 67
Guardian Industries Corp. (USA) 67
JSC Salavatsteklo (Russia) 68
KCC Corporation (South Korea) 68
NSG Group (Japan) 68
Pilkington Group Ltd (UK) 68
PROLETARII Lysychansk Glass Plant (Ukraine) 69
PPG Industries Inc. (USA) 69
Schott Glasswerks/Schott Group (Germany) 69
Sisecam Group (Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikairl A.S. (Turkey) 69
Trakya Cam Sanayi A.Þ. (Turkey) 70
Vitro S.A. De C.V. (Mexico) 70
Vidrios Lirquen S.A (Chile) 71
Zeledyne (US) 71
Zhejiang Glass Co. Ltd. (China) 71

13. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 72
Table 13: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Flat Glass by Geographic Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

Table 14: World Historic Review for Flat Glass by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 73

Table 15: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Geographic Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 74
Flat Glass Market by Process Type 75
Table 16: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Float Glass by Geographic Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 17: World Historic Review for Float Glass by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 76

Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Float Glass by
Geographic Region/Country- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 77

Table 19: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Sheet Glass by Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 78

Table 20: World Historic Review for Sheet Glass by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 79

Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Sheet Glass by
Geographic Region/Country- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 80

Table 22: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Rolled Glass by Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 81

Table 23: World Historic Review for Rolled Glass by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 82

Table 24: World 11-Year Perspective for Rolled Glass by
Geographic Region/Country- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 83
Flat Glass Market by End-Use Segment 84
Table 25: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Construction Sector by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million Square
Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 84

Table 26: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Construction Sector by Geographic Region/Country - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through
2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85

Table 27: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Construction Sector by Geographic Region/Country- Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 86

Table 28: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Construction Sector (Residential)
by Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million
Square Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 87

Table 29: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Construction Sector (Residential) by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million Square
Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 88

Table 30: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Construction Sector (Residential) by Geographic Region/
Country- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 89

Table 31: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Construction Sector (Commercial)
by Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million
Square Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 32: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Construction Sector (Commercial) by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million Square
Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 91

Table 33: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Construction Sector (Commercial) by Geographic Region/ Country
- Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 92

Table 34: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Automotive Sector by Geographic
Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million Square
Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 93

Table 35: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Automotive Sector by Geographic Region/Country - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through
2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 94

Table 36: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Automotive Sector by Geographic Region/Country - Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 95

Table 37: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Automotive Sector (OE Glazing) by
Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million
Square Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 38: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Automotive Sector (OE Glazing) by Geographic Region/Country -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 97

Table 39: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Automotive Sector (OE Glazing) by Geographic Region/ Country -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 98

Table 40: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Automotive Sector (AGR) by
Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million
Square Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 99

Table 41: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Automotive Sector (AGR) by Geographic Region / Country -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 100

Table 42: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Automotive Sector (AGR) by Geographic Region/Country -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 101

Table 43: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Consumption of Flat Glass in Specialty Applications by
Geographic Region/Country- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Million
Square Meters for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 102

Table 44: World Historic Review for Consumption of Flat Glass
in Specialty Applications by Geographic Region / Country - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through
2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 45: World 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass in
Specialty Applications by Geographic Region/Country -
Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin American Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 104

14. THE UNITED STATES 105
A.Market Analysis 105
Highlights 105
Trends and Issues 105
Market to Exhibit Steady Growth 105
End-Use Demand to Drive Market Expansion 106
Consumption of Advanced Flat Glass Gains Momentum 106
Competitive Structure 106
Table 46: North American Float Glass Production (2008):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Capacity by Major
Players - Guardian, PPG Industries, NSG, Cardinal, AGC,
WP, Saint-Gobain and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 107
End-Market Scenario 107
Construction 108
Residential Construction 108
Commercial Construction 108
Automotive 108
B.Market Analytics 109
Table 47: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass and
Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 48: US Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process Type
- Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 49: US 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by Process
Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit (Thousand Metric Tons)
Sales for Float Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets
for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 110

Table 50: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction (Residential
and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and
Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 111

Table 51: US Historic Review for Flat Glass by End-Use
Segment - Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR), and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 112

Table 52: US 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for
Construction (Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE
Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 113

15. CANADA 114
A.Market Analysis 114
Outlook 114
Commercial Construction Sector 114
B.Market Analytics 115
Table 53: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass
and Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 54: Canadian Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 55: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Float
Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets for 2005, 2010
& 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 116

Table 56: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 117

Table 57: Canadian Historic Review for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment- Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 118

Table 58: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End
Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for
Construction (Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE
Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 119

16. JAPAN 120
A.Market Analysis 120
Outlook 120
Competitive Overview 120
Table 59: Japanese Flat Glass Market (2008): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Annual Capacity by Leading Players -NSG
Group, Central Glass and Asahi (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 120

Table 60: OE Glazings Market (2008): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Annual Capacity by Leading Japanese Players
-NSG Group, Central Glass and Asahi (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 121
End-Use Markets 121
Automotive Sector 121
Distribution System 121
B.Market Analytics 122
Table 61: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass
and Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 62: Japanese Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 63: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Thousand Metric
Tons) Sales for Float Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass
Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 123

Table 64: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 124

Table 65: Japanese Historic Review for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment- Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 125

Table 66: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End
Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for
Construction (Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE
Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 126

17. EUROPE 127
A.Market Analysis 127
Outlook 127
Market Overview 127
Fighting Recession 128
Table 67: European Flat Glass# Market (2008): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Leading European & Non-European Players
- Saint-Gobain, AGC, NSG Group, Guardian, Sisecam and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 128
Regulatory Norms 128
Legislation and Safety Concerns Result in Enriched Product Mix 129
Key End Markets 129
Building Sector 129
Automotive OE Glazing Sector 129
B.Market Analytics 130
Table 68: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Geographic Region/Country - France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 130

Table 69: European Historic Review for Flat Glass by
Geographic Region/Country - France, Germany, Italy, UK,
Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 131

Table 70: European 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Geographic Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Unit
Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest
of Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 132

Table 71: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type- Float Glass, Sheet Glass and
Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 133

Table 72: European Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type- Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 134

Table 73: European 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Float
Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets for 2005, 2010
& 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 135

Table 74: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 136

Table 75: European Historic Review for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment- Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 137

Table 76: European 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End
Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for
Construction (Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE
Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 138

17a.FRANCE 139
Market Analysis 139
Table 77: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass
and Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 139

Table 78: French Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type- Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 140

Table 79: French 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Float
Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets for 2005, 2010
& 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 140

Table 80: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 141

Table 81: French Historic Review for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment- Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 142

Table 82: French 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End
Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit (Million Square
Meters) Consumption for Construction (Residential and
Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty
Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 143

17b.GERMANY 144
Market Analysis 144
Table 83: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass
and Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 144

Table 84: German Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 145

Table 85: German 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Float
Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets for 2005, 2010
& 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 145

Table 86: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 146

Table 87: German Historic Review for Flat Glass by End Use
Segment- Construction (Residential and Commercial),
Automotive (OE Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
Million Square Meters for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 147

Table 88: German 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by End
Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Consumption for
Construction (Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE
Glazing and AGR) and Specialty Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 148

17c.ITALY 149
Market Analysis 149
Table 89: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by Process Type - Float Glass, Sheet Glass
and Rolled Glass Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 149

Table 90: Italian Historic Review for Flat Glass by Process
Type- Float Glass, Sheet Glass and Rolled Glass Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 150

Table 91: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Flat Glass by
Process Type - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Float
Glass, Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass Markets for 2005, 2010
& 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 150

Table 92: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Flat Glass by End Use Segment - Construction
(Residential and Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing and
AGR) and Specialty Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Consumption Figures in Million Square Meters for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)