World Flat Glass
Global demand to rise 5.1% annually through 2012
World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise 5.1 percent per year through 2012 to 6.5 billion square meters. Maintaining the trend seen over the 2002-2007 period, demand will outpace real (i.e., inflationadjusted) gains in the global economy. The market value of fabricated glass (basic flat glass as well as value-added products such as laminated, tempered, insulating and mirrored glass) is forecast to reach $73 billion in 2012.
New technologies, higher value products to spur gains
Gains will be fueled by a healthy building construction environment and rapid growth in emerging technologies such as smart glass and self-cleaning glass. Value gains will be aided by more rapid gains in laminated glass demand in comparison to lower value tempered glass demand. Laminated glass will see increasing usage as hurricane glass, ballistic glass and burglary resistant glass, as well as increasingly replacing tempered glass in motor vehicle side and rear windows.
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- INTRODUCTION
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Global Macroeconomic Environment
- Recent Historical Trends
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- World Demographic Outlook
- World Building Construction Expenditures
- Residential Building
- Nonresidential Building
- World Manufacturing Outlook
- World Motor Vehicle Outlook
- Motor Vehicle Production Trends
- Motor Vehicles in Use
- Per Capita Demand for Flat Glass
- Environmental & Regulatory Considerations
- III. WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
- General
- Industry Flowchart
- Flat Glass Production Capacity by Region
- Flat Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity
- Recent Expansion Activity (January 2006-September 2008)
- Proposed Expansion Activity (through 2010)
- Flat Glass Production by Region
- Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass
- Flat Glass Demand by Region
- IV. DEMAND BY MARKET
- General
- Building Construction Markets
- Product Developments
- Nonresidential Construction
- Residential Construction
- Motor Vehicle Market
- OEM Motor Vehicle Market
- Motor Vehicle Replacement Market
- Other Markets
- V. NORTH AMERICA
- General
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- VI. WESTERN EUROPE
- General
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Other Western Europe
- VII. ASIA/PACIFIC
- General
- Australia
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Other Asia/Pacific
- VIII. OTHER REGIONS
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Other Latin America
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Russia
- Other Eastern Europe
- Africa/Mideast
- Iran
- Turkey
- Other Africa/Mideast
- IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Suppliers & Market Share
- World Float Glass Capacity by Company
- Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring
- Distribution
- Marketing Trends & Production Technology
- Competitive Strategies
- Marketing Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- Company Profiles
- AGC Flat Glass, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
- Apogee Enterprises Incorporated
- Asahi Glass Company Limited
- Automotive Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company
- Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated
- Cebrace Cristal Plano Limitada, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Saint-Gobain
- Central Glass Company Limited
- China Luoyang Float Glass Group Company Limited
- China Yaohua Glass Group Corporation
- CRH plc
- CSG Holding Company Limited
- Euroglas Vertriebs GmbH
- FLABEG Holding GmbH
- Flat Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
- Ford Motor Company
- Fuyao Group Glass Industries Company Limited
- Ghazvin Glass Company
- Glass South Africa Pty Limited, see PG Group
- Guardian Industries Corporation
- Gurind Group
- HanGlas Corporation
- Hankuk Glass Industries Incorporated, see HanGlas Corporation and Saint-Gobain
- Harmon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
- Interpane Glas Industrie AG
- KCC Corporation
- Lamiver Incorporated
- Magna International Incorporated
- Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited
- Northwestern Industries Incorporated, see Central Glass Company Limited
- Oldcastle Glass Incorporated, see CRH plc
- Optera Incorporated, see Magna International
- PFG Building Glass Pty Limited, see PG Group
- PG Group
- Pilkington Group Limited, see Nippon Sheet Glass
- PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises Incorporated and PPG Industries Incorporated
- PPG Industries Incorporated
- PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk
- Saint-Gobain
- Sangalli Group
- SCHOTT AG
- SCHOTT Flat Glass BV, see Asahi Glass Company Limited and SCHOTT AG
- Sentinel Global Logistics LLC, see PG Group
- Shatterprufe Pty Limited, see PG Group
- Sierracin Corporation, see PPG Industries Incorporated
- Sisecam Group, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
- Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation
- Trayka Cam Sanayii AS, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
- Triveni Glass Limited
- Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
- Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
- Viglacera Corporation
- Vimexico SA de CV, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company and Vitro SAB de CV
- Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
- Vistawall Group, see CRH plc
- Vitro SAB de CV
- Zeledyne LLC
- LIST OF TABLES
- SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
- SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 2 World Population by Region
- 3 World Building Construction Expenditures by Region & Sector
- 4 World Residential Construction Expenditures by Region
- 5 World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures by Region
- 6 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
- 7 World Motor Vehicle Industry Overview
- 8 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
- 9 World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region
- SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
- 1 World Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 World Float Glass Production Capacity by Region, Year-End 2007
- 3 World Flat Glass Production by Region
- 4 World Flat Glass Demand by Region
- SECTION IV -- DEMAND BY MARKET
- 1 World Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 2 World Building Construction Markets for Flat Glass
- 3 World Nonresidential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass
- 4 World Residential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass
- 5 World Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass
- 6 World OEM Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass
- 7 World Motor Vehicle Replacement Glass Market
- 8 Other World Markets for Flat Glass
- SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
- 1 North America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 North America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 3 North America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 4 United States -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 5 United States -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 6 United Sates -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 7 Canada -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 8 Canada -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 9 Canada -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 10 Mexico -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 11 Mexico -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 12 Mexico -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
- 1 Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 3 Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 4 France -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 5 France -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 6 France -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 7 Germany -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 8 Germany -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 9 Germany -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 10 Italy -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 11 Italy -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 12 Italy -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 13 Spain -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 14 Spain -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 15 Spain -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 16 United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 17 United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 18 United Kingdom -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 19 Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 20 Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 21 Other Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
- SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
- 1 Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 3 Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 4 Australia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 5 Australia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 6 China -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 7 China -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 8 India -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 9 India -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 10 India -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 11 Japan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 12 Japan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 13 Japan -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 14 South Korea -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 15 South Korea -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 16 South Korea -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 17 Taiwan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 18 Taiwan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 19 Thailand -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 20 Thailand -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 21 Thailand -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 22 Vietnam -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 23 Vietnam -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 24 Vietnam -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 25 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 26 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 27 Other Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
- SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
- 1 Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 3 Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 4 Brazil -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 5 Brazil -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 6 Brazil -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 7 Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 8 Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 9 Other Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
- 10 Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 11 Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 12 Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 13 Poland -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 14 Poland -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 15 Poland -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 16 Russia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 17 Russia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 18 Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 19 Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 20 Other Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
- 21 Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 22 Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 23 Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
- 24 Iran -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 25 Iran -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 26 Iran -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 27 Turkey -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 28 Turkey -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 29 Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 30 Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 31 Other Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007
- 2 World Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
- 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 4 Selected Cooperative Agreements
- LIST OF CHARTS
- SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 GDP per capita/Flat Glass Demand per capita Relationship, 2007
- SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
- 1 Flat Glass Industry Flowchart
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007
More DetailsDeveloping Asian countries to be fastest growing marketsDeveloping countries in Asia will register the strongest gains in flat glass demand through 2012, with growth especially strong in China and India. China’s share of world flat glass demand in square meters will rise from 33 percent in 2007 to 37 percent in 2012. However, the country’s share of world fabricated flat glass demand in dollars will stand at a much less significant 18 percent in 2012. Basic unfabricated float glass continues to account for a disproportionate share of the overall Chinese flat glass market due to the frenetic pace of building construction activity taking place in the country, often necessitating the utilization of the cheapest materials available. The developed US, Japanese and West European markets will all see weak growth in their respective flat glass markets through 2012.
Dominant construction segment to grow 6.1% yearly As a result of a healthy global building construction environment, demand in the dominant construction segment will register gains of 6.1 percent per year through 2012 to $30 billion. In addition, the market for architectural glass will benefit from the greater use of valueadded glazing products, both in new structures and during major renovation and refurbishment activities. Chief among these materials are more expensive double-glazed insulating glass units (IGUs) that provide improved energy efficiency and have become increasingly popular in developed countries. Sales of new generations of security and fire-rated glass, self-cleaning glass, and smart windows that promise unprecedented control and energy savings will also accelerate through 2012. Coated and laminated products will continue to expand market share at the expense of basic float glass. Finally, architectural trends such as the increasing use of natural lighting in buildings, as well as greater usage of skylights, glass patio doors and enclosures, and larger windows will all bolster the global market for flat glass.
Demand for other specialty glass products is also forecast to increase at an above average pace through 2012. Besides gains in traditional sectors such as mirrors and furniture glass, newer applications that utilize advanced glass -- such as specialty electronics glass used in flat panel displays and computer monitors -- will post strong growth.
Study coverageThis new Freedonia industry study, World Flat Glass, is priced at $5800. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by market, world region and major country. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles industry competitors.
