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World Flat Glass to 2016 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise 7.1 percent per year through 2016 to 9.2 billion square meters. The dominant Asia/Pacific region will continue to post the fastest gains. Fabricated flat glass demand will benefit from rapid growth in sales of energy efficient products such as solar control, insulation and low-E glass.

This study analyzes the 6.6 billion square meter world flat glass industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (float glass, flat glass), market (e.g., nonresidential building construction, residential building construction, OEM motor vehicles, automotive replacement), world region and for 21 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 industry players, including Saint-Gobain, Asahi Glass, and Nippon Sheet Glass.

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				    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					       6
		World Demographic Outlook					      10
		World Building Construction Expenditures			      12
		   Residential Building						      14
		   Nonresidential Building					      16
		World Manufacturing Outlook					      17
		World Motor Vehicle Outlook					      18
		   Motor Vehicle Production Trends				      19
		   Motor Vehicles in Use					      21
		Environmental & Regulatory Considerations			      23

	III.	WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW					      27
		General								      27
		Industry Flowchart						      28
		Float Glass Production Capacity by Year				      32
		Float Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity		      35
		   Proposed Expansion Activity (2013-2014)			      36
		Flat Glass Production by Region					      37
		Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass				      38
		Flat Glass Demand by Region					      40

	IV.	DEMAND BY MARKET						      42
		General								      42
		Building Construction Markets					      45
		   Product Developments						      47
		   Nonresidential Construction					      50
		   Residential Construction					      52
		Motor Vehicle Market						      55
		   OEM Motor Vehicle Market					      57
		   Automotive Replacement Market				      60
		Other Markets							      63

	V.	NORTH AMERICA							      67
		General								      67
		Flat Glass Demand by Market					      69
		Suppliers & Capacity						      71
		United States							      72
		Canada								      79
		Mexico								      83

	VI.	WESTERN EUROPE							      89
		General								      89
		Flat Glass Demand by Market					      91
		Suppliers & Capacity						      94
		France								      96
		Germany								     101
		Italy								     108
		Spain								     113
		United Kingdom							     118
		Other Western Europe						     123

	VII.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     129
		General								     129
		Flat Glass Demand by Market					     132
		Suppliers & Capacity						     133
		Australia							     135
		China								     140
		India								     147
		Indonesia							     153
		Japan								     158
		South Korea							     165
		Thailand							     171
		Vietnam								     175
		Other Asia/Pacific						     181

	VIII.	OTHER REGIONS							     188
		Central & South America						     188
		   General							     188
		   Flat Glass Demand by Market					     190
		   Suppliers & Capacity						     192
		   Brazil							     193
		   Other Central & South America				     198
		Eastern Europe							     204
		   General							     204
		   Flat Glass Demand by Market					     207
		   Suppliers & Capacity						     208
		   Poland							     209
		   Russia							     213
		   Other Eastern Europe						     218
		Africa/Mideast							     224
		   General							     224
		   Flat Glass Demand by Market					     227
		   Suppliers & Capacity						     229
		   Iran								     230
		   Turkey							     234
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     238

	IX.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     246
		General								     246
		Suppliers & Market Share					     247
		World Float Glass Capacity by Company				     251
		Acquisitions, Divestitures, & Industry Restructuring		     252
		Distribution							     254
		Marketing Trends & Production Technology			     256
		Competitive Strategies						     258
		Marketing Strategies						     260
		Cooperative Agreements						     262
		Company Profiles						     270
		   Apogee Enterprises Incorporated				     271
		   Asahi Glass Company Limited					     274
		   Automobile Glass, see Guardian Industries
		   Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated			     280
		   Carlex Glass America, see Central Glass
		   Central Glass Company Limited				     282
		   China Glass Holdings Limited					     285
		   China Luoyang Float Glass Group Company Limited		     290
		   China Yaohua Glass Group, see China Glass Holdings
		   Chongqing Wansheng Float Glass, see Fuyao Group Glass Industry
		   Corning Incorporated						     291
		   CRH plc							     293
		   CSG Holding Company Limited					     296
		   Euroglas GmbH						     299
		   Farun Group Company Limited					     301
		   FLABEG Holding GmbH						     302
		   Fuyao Group Glass Industry Company Limited			     304
		   Ghazvin Glass Company					     307
		   Guangdong Fu Rui Industrial Development Company Limited	     308
		   Guardian Industries Corporation				     309
		   Gurind Group							     313
		   HanGlas Corporation						     315
		   Harmon, see Apogee Enterprises
		   Interpane Glas Industrie AG					     318
		   Jinjing Group Company Limited				     320
		   Kaveh Glass Industry Group					     322
		   KCC Corporation						     323
		   Lamiver Incorporated						     325
		   Magna International Incorporated				     326
		   Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited				     328
		   Northwestern Industries, see Central Glass
		   Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, see CRH
		   PG Group							     337
		   Pilkington Group, see Nippon Sheet Glass
		   Pittsburgh Glass Works, see PPG Industries
		   PPG Industries Incorporated					     340
		   PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk					     344
		   Qingdao Saint-Gobain HanGlas Clfg, see China Luoyang Float Glass Group, HanGlas, and Saint-Gobain
		   Saint-Gobain							     345
		   Sangalli Group						     355
		   SCHOTT AG							     357
		   SCHOTT Flat Glass, see SCHOTT and Asahi Glass
		   Sisecam Group, see Türkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
		   Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation				     360
		   Trakya Cam Sanayii AS, see Türkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
		   Triveni Glass Limited					     364
		   Türkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS				     365
		   Viglacera Corporation					     367
		   Vimexico, see Nippon Sheet Glass and VitroB
		   Viracon, see Apogee Enterprises
		   Vitro SAB de CV						     369
		   Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited					     371


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		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 & Sector	      14
	4	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      18
	5	World Motor Vehicle Production by Region			      21
	6	World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region				      23

		SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
	1	World Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      28
	2	World Float Glass Production Capacity by Region, Year-End 2011
		   								      35
	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		      47
	3	World Nonresidential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass
		   								      52
	4	World Residential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass	      55
	5	World Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass			      57
	6	World OEM Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass			      60
	7	World Automotive Replacement Glass Market			      63
	8	Other World Markets for Flat Glass				      66

		SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      69
	2	North America: Flat Glass Demand by Market			      71
	3	North America: Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-
		   End 2011							      72
	4	United States: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      74
	5	United States: Flat Glass Demand by Market			      76
	6	United States: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-
		   End 2011							      79
	7	Canada: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      81
	8	Canada: Flat Glass Demand by Market				      82
	9	Mexico: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      85
	10	Mexico: Flat Glass Demand by Market				      87
	11	Mexico: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								      88

		SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			      91
	2	Western Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market			      94
	3	Western Europe: Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-
		   End 2011							      96
	4	France: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				      98
	5	France: Flat Glass Demand by Market				      99
	6	France: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     101
	7	Germany: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     103
	8	Germany: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     105
	9	Germany: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     107
	10	Italy: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     110
	11	Italy: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     111
	12	Italy: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2011
		   								     113
	13	Spain: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     115
	14	Spain: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     117
	15	Spain: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     118
	16	United Kingdom: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     120
	17	United Kingdom: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     121
	18	United Kingdom: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2011						     123
	19	Other Western Europe: Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     125
	20	Other Western Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market		     126
	21	Other Western Europe: Float Glass Production Capacity by 
		   Company, Year-End 2011					     128

		SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     131
	2	Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     133
	3	Asia/Pacific: Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 
		   2011								     135
	4	Australia: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     137
	5	Australia: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     139
	6	China: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     142
	7	China: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     144
	8	China: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     147
	9	India: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     149
	10	India: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     151
	11	India: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2011
		   								     153
	12	Indonesia: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     155
	13	Indonesia: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     157
	14	Indonesia: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     158
	15	Japan: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     161
	16	Japan: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     163
	17	Japan: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     165
	18	South Korea: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     168
	19	South Korea: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     169
	20	South Korea: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-
		   End 2011							     170
	21	Thailand: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     173
	22	Thailand: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     174
	23	Thailand: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     175
	24	Vietnam: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     177
	25	Vietnam: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     179
	26	Vietnam: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     180
	27	Other Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     183
	28	Other Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     185
	29	Other Asia/Pacific: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2011						     187

		SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America: Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     190
	2	Central & South America: Flat Glass Demand by Market		     192
	3	Central & South America: Float Glass Production Capacity by 
		   Country, Year-End 2011					     193
	4	Brazil: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     195
	5	Brazil: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     197
	6	Brazil: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     198
	7	Other Central & South America: Flat Glass Supply & Demand	     200
	8	Other Central & South America: Flat Glass Demand by Market	     202
	9	Other Central & South America: Float Glass Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2011					     204
	10	Eastern Europe: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     206
	11	Eastern Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     208
	12	Eastern Europe: Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-
		   End 2011							     209
	13	Poland: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     211
	14	Poland: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     212
	15	Poland: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 
		   2011								     213
	16	Russia: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     216
	17	Russia: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     217
	18	Other Eastern Europe: Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     220
	19	Other Eastern Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market		     222
	20	Other Eastern Europe: Float Glass Production Capacity by 
		   Company, Year-End 2011					     224
	21	Africa/Mideast: Flat Glass Supply & Demand			     227
	22	Africa/Mideast: Flat Glass Demand by Market			     229
	23	Africa/Mideast: Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-
		   End 2011							     230
	24	Iran: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     232
	25	Iran: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     233
	26	Iran: Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2011
		   								     234
	27	Turkey: Flat Glass Supply & Demand				     236
	28	Turkey: Flat Glass Demand by Market				     237
	29	Other Africa/Mideast: Flat Glass Supply & Demand		     240
	30	Other Africa/Mideast: Flat Glass Demand by Market		     242
	31	Other Africa/Mideast: Float Glass Production Capacity by 
		   Company, Year-End 2011					     245

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2011				     248
	2	World Float Glass Production Capacity by Company*, Year-End 
		   2011								     252
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     254
	4	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     264
	5	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     268


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
	1	Flat Glass Industry Flowchart					      31

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2011				     249




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