Global flat glass demand will rise six percent annually through 2014. Gains will be spurred by continuing robust growth in the Asia/Pacific region, as well as by recovery in the building construction and motor vehicle industries of North America and Western Europe. Fabricated flat glass will benefit from rapid growth in more expensive products.

This study analyzes the 6.1 billion square meter world flat glass industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by type (e.g., float glass, fabricated flat glass), market (e.g., nonresidential building construction, residential building construction, OEM motor vehicle, motor vehicle replacement), world region and for 21 major countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Asahi Glass, Nippon Steel and Saint-Gobain.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Global Macroeconomic Environment				       4
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Outlook					      10
		World Building Construction Expenditures			      12
		   Residential Building						      14
		   Nonresidential Building					      15
		World Manufacturing Outlook					      16
		World Motor Vehicle Outlook					      17
		   Motor Vehicle Production Trends				      18
		   Motor Vehicles in Use					      21
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      22

	III.	WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW					      26
		General								      26
		Industry Flowchart						      27
		Float Glass Production Capacity by Year				      31
		Float Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity		      34
		   Recent Expansion Activity (2009-2010)			      35
		   Proposed Expansion Activity (2011-2012)			      36
		Flat Glass Production by Region					      36
		Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass				      38
		Flat Glass Demand by Region					      40

	IV.	DEMAND BY MARKET						      42
		General								      42
		Building Construction Markets					      44
		   Product Developments						      46
		   Nonresidential Construction					      49
		   Residential Construction					      50
		Motor Vehicle Market						      53
		   OEM Motor Vehicle Market					      55
		   Motor Vehicle Replacement Market				      58
		Other Markets							      61

	V.	NORTH AMERICA							      65
		General								      65
		United States							      70
		Canada								      78
		Mexico								      83

	VI.	WESTERN EUROPE							      88
		General								      88
		France								      94
		Germany								      99
		Italy								     105
		Spain								     111
		United Kingdom							     115
		Other Western Europe						     121

	VII.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     128
		General								     128
		Australia							     134
		China								     138
		India								     146
		Indonesia							     152
		Japan								     156
		South Korea							     162
		Thailand							     167
		Vietnam								     171
		Other Asia/Pacific						     176

	VIII.	OTHER REGIONS							     182
		Central & South America						     182
		   Brazil							     187
		   Other Central & South America				     192
		Eastern Europe							     198
		   Poland							     202
		   Russia							     206
		   Other Eastern Europe						     211
		Africa/Mideast							     217
		   Iran								     222
		   Turkey							     226
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     230

	IX.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     236
		General								     236
		Suppliers & Market Share					     237
		World Float Glass Capacity by Company				     239
		Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring		     241
		Distribution							     243
		Marketing Trends & Production Technology			     245
		Competitive Strategies						     247
		Marketing Strategies						     249
		Cooperative Agreements						     251
		Company Profiles						     258
		   Apogee Enterprises Incorporated				     259
		   Asahi Glass Company Limited					     261
		   Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated			     268
		   Cebrace Cristal Plano Limitada, see Nippon Sheet Glass 
		      and Saint-Gobain
		   Central Glass Company Limited				     271
		   China Glass Holdings Limited					     274
		   China Luoyang Float Glass Group Company Limited		     277
		   China Yaohua Glass Group Corporation				     278
		   CRH plc							     281
		   CSG Holding Company Limited					     284
		   Euroglas GmbH						     287
		   Farun Group Company Limited					     288
		   FLABEG Holding GmbH						     290
		   Fuyao Group Glass Industries Company Limited			     292
		   Ghazvin Glass Company					     295
		   Guardian Industries Corporation				     296
		   Gurind Group							     299
		   HanGlas Corporation						     301
		   Hankuk Glass Industries, see HanGlas and Saint-Gobain
		   Interpane Glas Industrie AG					     304
		   Jinjing Group Company Limited				     305
		   Kaveh Glass Industry Group					     307
		   KCC Corporation						     308
		   Lamiver Incorporated						     310
		   Magna International Incorporated				     311
		   Nanjing New Nanwoo Glass Industries, see HanGlas and 
		      Saint-Gobain
		   Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited				     313
		   Northwestern Industries, see Central Glass
		   Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, see CRH
		   PFG Building Glass, see PG Group
		   PG Group							     323
		   Pilkington Group, see Nippon Sheet Glass
		   Pittsburgh Glass Works, see PPG Industries
		   PPG Industries Incorporated					     326
		   PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk					     331
		   Qingdao Saint-Gobain HanGlas Clfg, see China Luoyang 
		      Float Glass Group, HanGlas and Saint-Gobain
		   Saint-Gobain							     332
		   Sangalli Group						     344
		   SCHOTT AG							     345
		   SCHOTT Flat Glass, see Asahi Glass and SCHOTT
		   Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass, see China Yaohua 
		      Glass Group and Nippon Sheet Glass
		   Shatterprufe, see PG Group
		   ?i?ecam Group, see Türkiye ?i?e Ve Cam Fabrikalari
		   Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation				     348
		   Trakya Cam Sanayii, see Türkiye ?i?e Ve Cam Fabrikalari
		   Triveni Glass Limited					     352
		   Tru Vue, see Apogee Enterprises
		   Türkiye ?i?e Ve Cam Fabrikalari A?				     353
		   Viglacera Corporation					     356
		   Vimexico, see Nippon Sheet Glass and Vitro
		   Viracon, see Apogee Enterprises
		   Vitro SAB de CV						     358
		   Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited					     361
		   Zeledyne LLC							     364
		   Zhejiang Glass Company Limited				     365


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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      10
	2	World Population by Region					      12
	3	World Building Construction Expenditures by Region		      14
	4	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      17
	5	World Motor Vehicle Production by Region			      20
	6	World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region				      22

		SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
	1	World Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      27
	2	World Float Glass Production Capacity by Region,
		   Year-End 2009						      34
	3	World Flat Glass Production by Region				      38
	4	World Flat Glass Net Exports by Region				      39
	5	World Flat Glass Demand by Region				      41

		SECTION IV -- DEMAND BY MARKET
	1	World Flat Glass Demand by Market				      44
	2	World Building Construction Markets for Flat Glass		      46
	3	World Nonresidential Building Construction Market
		   for Flat Glass						      50
	4	World Residential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass	      53
	5	World Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass			      55
	6	World OEM Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass			      58
	7	World Motor Vehicle Replacement Glass Market			      61
	8	Other World Markets for Flat Glass				      64

		SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      66
	2	North America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			      68
	3	North America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country,
		   Year-End 2009						      69
	4	United States -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      72
	5	United States -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			      75
	6	United States -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						      78
	7	Canada -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      80
	8	Canada -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				      82
	9	Mexico -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      85
	10	Mexico -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				      86
	11	Mexico -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						      87

		SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      90
	2	Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			      92
	3	Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, 
		   Year-End 2009						      94
	4	France -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      96
	5	France -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				      97
	6	France -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						      99
	7	Germany -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     101
	8	Germany -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     103
	9	Germany -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009					             105
	10	Italy -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     107
	11	Italy -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     109
	12	Italy -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     110
	13	Spain -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     113
	14	Spain -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     114
	15	Spain -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     115
	16	United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     118
	17	United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     119
	18	United Kingdom -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Company, Year-End 2009					     121
	19	Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     123
	20	Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market		     124
	21	Other Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Company, Year-End 2009					     127

		SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     130
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     132
	3	Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country,
		   Year-End 2009						     134
	4	Australia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     136
	5	Australia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     137
	6	China -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     140
	7	China -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     142
	8	India -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     148
	9	India -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     150
	10	India -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     152
	11	Indonesia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     154
	12	Indonesia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     155
	13	Indonesia -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     156
	14	Japan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     158
	15	Japan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     160
	16	Japan -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009					             162
	17	South Korea -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     164
	18	South Korea -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     166
	19	South Korea -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     167
	20	Thailand -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     169
	21	Thailand -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     170
	22	Thailand -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     171
	23	Vietnam -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     173
	24	Vietnam -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     174
	25	Vietnam -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     175
	26	Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     177
	27	Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market		     179
	28	Other Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Company, Year-End 2009					     181

		SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     184
	2	Central & South America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market		     186
	3	Central & South America -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Country, Year-End 2009					     187
	4	Brazil -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     189
	5	Brazil -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     191
	6	Brazil -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     192
	7	Other Central & South America -- Flat Glass Supply &
		   Demand							     194
	8	Other Central & South America -- Flat Glass Demand
		   by Market							     196
	9	Other Central & South America -- Float Glass Production
		   Capacity by Company, Year-End 2009				     197
	10	Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     199
	11	Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     201
	12	Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, 
		   Year-End 2009					             202
	13	Poland -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     204
	14	Poland -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     205
	15	Poland -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     206
	16	Russia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     208
	17	Russia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     210
	18	Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     213
	19	Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market		     215
	20	Other Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Company, Year-End 2009					     216
	21	Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     219
	22	Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market			     220
	23	Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, 
		   Year-End 2009						     221
	24	Iran -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     223
	25	Iran -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     225
	26	Iran -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     226
	27	Turkey -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     228
	28	Turkey -- Flat Glass Demand by Market				     229
	29	Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     231
	30	Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market		     233
	31	Other Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity
		   by Company, Year-End 2009					     235

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2009				     238
	2	World -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
		   Year-End 2009						     241
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     243
	4	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     253

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
	1	Flat Glass Industry Flowchart					      30

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2009				     239