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Study #: 2342 Published: 06/2008 Pages: 255 Full Study Price: US$ 4,500 Per Page Price: US$ 30.00 Advanced Flat Glass to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends Demand for advanced flat glass in the US will grow five percent annually through 2012. Ongoing rapid growth in a variety of emerging technologies (e.g., smart glass, self-cleaning glass) and strong gains in laminated glass used as hurricane glass, ballistic glass and burglary resistant glass will help drive gains. This study analyzes the $5.6 billion US advanced flat glass industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by advanced glass type (e.g., safety, ballistic, hurricane, fire-rated, burglary resistant, low-emissivity, reflective, smart, HUD windshields, ultraclear and colorless, self-cleaning); and market (e.g., motor vehicle, architectural). The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 industry competitors, including PPG Industries, Pilkington and AGC Flat Glass.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 5
Demographic Trends 9
Consumer Spending Overview 12
Building Construction Expenditures 14
Residential Construction 17
Housing Starts 19
Housing Stock 22
Improvements & Repairs 26
Nonresidential Building Construction 27
Office & Commercial 29
Institutional 30
Industrial 31
Transportation & Other 31
Improvements & Repairs 32
Manufacturing Outlook 33
Transportation Industry Overview 36
Motor Vehicle Overview 39
Regulatory & Environmental Trends 41
Environmental Regulations 41
Building Code Regulations 42
Vehicle Safety Regulations 43
Legal Issues 44
International Activity 45
Foreign Trade 48
III. FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 50
General 50
Flat Glass Supply & Demand 51
Flat Glass Value-Added by Fabrication 54
Fabricated Flat Glass Demand 56
Architectural Flat Glass 59
Motor Vehicle Flat Glass 62
Other Markets for Flat Glass 64
Flat Glass Technology 66
Raw Materials 67
Types of Basic Flat Glass 69
Float Glass 69
Rolled Glass 70
Drawn Glass 70
Types of Finished Flat Glass Products 71
Laminated Glass 73
Tempered Glass 73
Insulating Glass 74
Research & Development 74
Competitive Materials 76
IV. PRODUCTS 78
General 78
Safety & Security Glass 81
Safety Glass 83
Laminated Safety Glass 84
Tempered Safety Glass 86
Ballistic Glass 87
Hurricane Glass 91
Fire-Rated Glass 94
Laminated Fire Glass 97
Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass 99
Burglary Resistant Glass 101
Solar Control Glass 103
Low-Emissivity Glass 105
Soft-Coat Low-E Glass 110
Hard-Coat Low-E Glass 111
Reflective Glass 112
Soft-Coat Reflective Glass 114
Hard-Coat Reflective Glass 115
Smart Glass 116
Electrochromic Glass 120
Smart Window Glass 121
Other Advanced Flat Glass Products 128
Heads-Up Display Windshields 129
Ultraclear & Colorless Glass 131
Self-Cleaning Glass 133
All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products 137
V. MARKETS 141
General 141
Motor Vehicle Markets 143
Original Equipment Markets 146
Automobiles 150
Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs 152
Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses 153
Motor Vehicle Aftermarket 154
Automobiles 155
Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs 156
Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses 156
Architectural Markets 157
Residential Markets 160
New Housing Markets 162
Improvement & Repair Markets 164
Nonresidential Markets 166
Office & Commercial Markets 169
Institutional Markets 170
Industrial & Other Markets 171
Other Markets 172
Aerospace & Aircraft Markets 173
Appliance & Furniture Markets 175
Electronics Markets 176
All Other Markets 177
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 178
General 178
Market Share 181
Industry Restructuring 183
Cooperative Agreements 185
Marketing & Distribution 190
Competitive Strategies 192
Company Profiles 196
AGC Flat Glass North America Incorporated,
see Asahi Glass
AGP Company, see American Glass Products
American Glass Products Company 197
Apogee Enterprises Incorporated 199
Armor USA Incorporated 202
Asahi Glass Company Limited 204
Automotive Components Holdings LLC, see Ford Motor
Belron US Incorporated, see D'Ieteren
Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated 208
CGI International Limited 210
CompuDyne Corporation 211
CRH plc 212
Custom Glass Corporation 215
Devon Glass and Filter, see O'Bryan Glass
D'Ieteren NV 216
FJ Gray & Company, see O'Bryan Glass
Ford Motor Company 218
Gentex Corporation 219
Global Security Glazing, see Standard Bent Glass
Gray Glass Company, see O'Bryan Glass
Guardian Industries Corporation 221
Hartung Glass Industries Incorporated 224
Innovative Glass Corporation 225
MACH Glass International 226
Magna International Incorporated 227
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited 229
Norshield Security Products Incorporated, see CompuDyne
O'Bryan Glass Corporation 233
O'Keeffe's Incorporated 234
Oldcastle Glass Incorporated, see CRH
Optera Incorporated, see Magna International
Pdc Glass and Metal Services Incorporated,
see United Glass
Pilkington Group Limited, see Nippon Sheet Glass
PGT Incorporated 236
PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises & PPG
PPG Industries Incorporated 237
Research Frontiers Incorporated 241
Safelite Group Incorporated, see D'Ieteren
Safety and Fire-Rated Technology International,
see O'Keeffe's
SAGE Electrochromics Incorporated 243
Saint-Gobain 244
Sierracin Corporation, see PPG Industries
Spectrum Glass Company Incorporated 247
Standard Bent Glass Corporation 248
Swift Glass Company Incorporated 249
Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
United Glass Corporation 250
Vimexico SA de CV, see Vitro and Nippon Sheet Glass
Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
Vistawall Group, see CRH
Visteon Corporation 251
Vitro SAB de CV 252
Wearing Williams Limited 253
Zeledyne LLC, see Ford Motor Company
Additional Companies Mentioned in Study 255
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Population & Households 12
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 14
4 Building Construction Expenditures 16
5 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 19
6 Private Housing Starts 22
7 Housing Stock by Type 25
8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures 27
9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 29
10 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures 32
11 Manufacturers' Shipments 35
12 Transportation Equipment Shipments 38
13 Motor Vehicle Indicators 40
SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
1 Flat Glass Supply & Demand 54
2 Flat Glass Demand & Value Added by Fabrication 56
3 Fabricated Flat Glass Demand 59
4 Architectural Flat Glass Demand 62
5 Motor Vehicle Flat Glass Demand 64
6 Other Markets for Flat Glass 66
7 Flat Glass Production Processes 72
SECTION IV - PRODUCTS
1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product 80
2 Safety & Security Glass Demand 82
3 Safety Glass Demand 84
4 Laminated Safety Glass Demand 86
5 Tempered Safety Glass Demand 87
6 Ballistic Glass Demand 91
7 Hurricane Glass Demand 94
8 Fire-Rated Glass Demand 97
9 Laminated Fire Glass Demand 99
10 Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass Demand 101
11 Burglary Resistant Glass Demand 103
12 Solar Control Glass Demand 105
13 Low-Emissivity Glass Demand 109
14 Soft-Coat Low- Emissivity Glass Demand 111
15 Hard-Coat Low-Emissivity Glass Demand 112
16 Reflective Glass Demand 114
17 Soft-Coat Reflective Glass Demand 115
18 Hard-Coat Reflective Glass Demand 116
19 Smart Glass Demand 119
20 Electrochromic Glass Demand 121
21 Smart Window Glass Demand 124
22 Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand 129
23 Heads-Up Windscreen Glass Demand 131
24 Ultraclear & Colorless Glass Demand 133
25 Self-Cleaning Glass Demand 137
26 All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand 140
SECTION V - MARKETS
1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market 142
2 Motor Vehicle Markets for Advanced Flat Glass 146
3 Original Equipment Motor Vehicle Markets for
Advanced Flat Glass 150
4 Motor Vehicle Aftermarket for Advanced Flat Glass 155
5 Architectural Markets for Advanced Flat Glass 160
6 Residential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass 162
7 Advanced Flat Glass Demand in New Residential Markets 164
8 Residential Improvement & Repair Markets for Advanced
Flat Glass 166
9 Nonresidential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass 169
10 Other Markets for Advanced Flat Glass 173
SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Advanced Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007 180
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 185
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 187
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007 25
2 World Advanced Flat Glass Demand, 2007 48
SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
1 Flat Glass Industry Flowchart 68
SECTION IV - PRODUCTS
1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product, 2007 80
SECTION V - MARKETS
1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2007 143
SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Advanced Flat Glass Market Share by Company, 2007 181
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