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High Growth Reported for the World Flat Glass Market
Monday October 6, 2008 7:38 am ET

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World Flat Glass

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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.

 

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

Developing Asian countries to be fastest growing markets

Developing 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.

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