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Published: 09/2008

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World Flat Glass to 2012 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

Global demand for flat glass will rise 5.5 percent annually through 2012, spurred by a healthy building construction environment and rapid growth in newer flat glass technologies. Developing countries in Asia (especially China and India), Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Africa/Mideast region will show the strongest advances.

This study analyzes the $52.6 billion world flat glass industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by market (e.g., building construction, OEM motor vehicle, motor vehicle replacement), world region (e.g., Asia/Pacific, Western Europe, North America) and for 21 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 33 industry players, including Asahi Glass, Nippon Sheet Glass and Saint-Gobain.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                        PAGE

                INTRODUCTION                                                    xii
                
          1.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                 1
                
         II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                                4
                General                                                           4
                Global Macroeconomic Environment                                  4
                    Recent Historical Trends                                      5
                    Macroeconomic Outlook                                         7
                World Demographic Outlook                                        10
                World Building Construction Expenditures                         12
                    Residential Building                                         14
                    Nonresidential Building                                      16
                World Manufacturing Outlook                                      18
                World Motor Vehicle Outlook                                      20
                    Motor Vehicle Production Trends                              21
                    Motor Vehicles in Use                                        23
                Per Capita Demand for Flat Glass                                 25
                Environmental & Regulatory Considerations                        28
                
        III.    WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW                                        31
                General                                                          31
                Industry Flowchart                                               32
                Flat Glass Production Capacity by Region                         36
                Flat Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity             39
                    Recent Expansion Activity (January 2006-September 2008)      40
                    Proposed Expansion Activity (through 2010)                   41
                Flat Glass Production by Region                                  42
                Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass                                 44
                Flat Glass Demand by Region                                      45
                
         IV.    DEMAND BY MARKET                                                 47
                General                                                          47
                Building Construction Markets                                    49
                    Product Developments                                         52
                    Nonresidential Construction                                  54
                    Residential Construction                                     56
                Motor Vehicle Market                                             58
                    OEM Motor Vehicle Market                                     60
                    Motor Vehicle Replacement Market                             63
                Other Markets                                                    66
                
          V.    NORTH AMERICA                                                    70
                General                                                          70
                United States                                                    75
                Canada                                                           84
                Mexico                                                           89

         VI.    WESTERN EUROPE                                                   95
                General                                                          95
                France                                                          101
                Germany                                                         106
                Italy                                                           113
                Spain                                                           118
                United Kingdom                                                  122
                Other Western Europe                                            127
                
        VII.    ASIA/PACIFIC                                                    134
                General                                                         134
                Australia                                                       140
                China                                                           144
                India                                                           153
                Japan                                                           159
                South Korea                                                     167
                Taiwan                                                          172
                Thailand                                                        177
                Vietnam                                                         181
                Other Asia/Pacific                                              185
                
       VIII.    OTHER REGIONS                                                   192
                Latin America                                                   192
                    Brazil                                                      197
                    Other Latin America                                         202
                Eastern Europe                                                  208
                    Poland                                                      213
                    Russia                                                      217
                    Other Eastern Europe                                        222
                Africa/Mideast                                                  228
                    Iran                                                        233
                    Turkey                                                      237
                    Other Africa/Mideast                                        241

         IX.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                              248
                General                                                         248
                Suppliers & Market Share                                        249
                World Float Glass Capacity by Company                           252
                Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring             254
                Distribution                                                    257
                Marketing Trends & Production Technology                        260
                Competitive Strategies                                          262
                Marketing Strategies                                            264
                Cooperative Agreements                                          266
                Company Profiles                                                274
                    AGC Flat Glass, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
                    Apogee Enterprises Incorporated                             275
                    Asahi Glass Company Limited                                 277
                    Automotive Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company              
                    Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated                      284
                    Cebrace Cristal Plano Limitada, 
			see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Saint-Gobain                                                                             
                    Central Glass Company Limited                               286
                    China Luoyang Float Glass Group Company Limited             289
                    China Yaohua Glass Group Corporation                        290
                    CRH plc                                                     292
                    CSG Holding Company Limited                                 294
                    Euroglas Vertriebs GmbH                                     296
                    FLABEG Holding GmbH                                         297
                    Flat Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company Limited            
                    Ford Motor Company                                          298
                    Fuyao Group Glass Industries Company Limited                300
                    Ghazvin Glass Company                                       301
                    Glass South Africa Pty Limited, see PG Group                   
                    Guardian Industries Corporation                             302
                    Gurind Group                                                305
                    HanGlas Corporation                                         306
                    Hankuk Glass Industries Incorporated, see HanGlas 
                      Corporation and Saint-Gobain                                 
                    Harmon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
                    Interpane Glas Industrie AG                                 309
                    KCC Corporation                                             311
                    Lamiver Incorporated                                        312
                    Magna International Incorporated                            313
                    Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited                          315
                    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                                                    326
                    Pilkington Group Limited, see Nippon Sheet Glass
                    PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises 
                      Incorporated and PPG Industries Incorporated                 
                    PPG Industries Incorporated                                 328
                    PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk                                    332
                    Saint-Gobain                                                333
                    Sangalli Group                                              342
                    SCHOTT AG                                                   343
                    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                           345
                    Trayka Cam Sanayii AS, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam 
                      Fabrikalari AS                                               
                    Triveni Glass Limited                                       348
                    Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
                    Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS                          349
                    Viglacera Corporation                                       351
                    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                                             352
                    Zeledyne LLC                                                355
            

                                 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 Residential Construction Expenditures by Region            16
           5    World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 
                    by Region                                                    18
           6    World Manufacturing Value Added by Region                        20
           7    World Motor Vehicle Industry Overview                            21
           8    World Motor Vehicle Production by Region                         23
           9    World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region                            25

                SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
           1    World Flat Glass Supply & Demand                                 32
           2    World Float Glass Production Capacity by Region,
                    Year-End 2007                                                39
           3    World Flat Glass Production by Region                            44
           4    World Flat Glass Demand by Region                                46

                SECTION IV -- DEMAND BY MARKET
           1    World Flat Glass Demand by Market                                49
           2    World Building Construction Markets for Flat Glass               51
           3    World Nonresidential Building Construction Market for 
                    Flat Glass                                                   55
           4    World Residential Building Construction Market 
                    for Flat Glass                                               58
           5    World Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass                        60
           6    World OEM Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass                    63
           7    World Motor Vehicle Replacement Glass Market                     66
           8    Other World Markets for Flat Glass                               69

                SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
           1    North America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                      72
           2    North America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                     74
           3    North America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by 
                    Country, Year-End 2007                                       75
           4    United States -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                      77
           5    United States -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                     81
           6    United Sates -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                                84
           7    Canada -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             86
           8    Canada -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            88
           9    Canada -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                                89
          10    Mexico -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             91
          11    Mexico -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            92
          12    Mexico -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                                94

                SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1    Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                     97
           2    Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                    99
           3    Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by
                    Country, Year-End 2007                                      101
           4    France -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            103
           5    France -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           104
           6    France -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               106
           7    Germany -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                           108
           8    Germany -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                          110
           9    Germany -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               112
          10    Italy -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             114
          11    Italy -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            116
          12    Italy -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               117
          13    Spain -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             119
          14    Spain -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            121
          15    Spain -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               122
          16    United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                    124
          17    United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                   125
          18    United Kingdom -- Float Glass Production Capacity 
                    by Company, Year-End 2007                                   127
          19    Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand              129
          20    Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market             130
          21    Other Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by   
                    Country & Company, Year-End 2007                            133

                SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1    Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                      137
           2    Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                     138
           3    Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               140
           4    Australia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                         142
           5    Australia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                        143
           6    China -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             146
           7    China -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            148
           8    India -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             155
           9    India -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            157
          10    India -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               159
          11    Japan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                             162
          12    Japan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                            164
          13    Japan -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               166
          14    South Korea -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                       169
          15    South Korea -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                      170
          16    South Korea -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               171
          17    Taiwan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            174
          18    Taiwan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           176
          19    Thailand -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                          179
          20    Thailand -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                         180
          21    Thailand -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               181
          22    Vietnam -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                           183
          23    Vietnam -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                          184
          24    Vietnam -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               185
          25    Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                187
          26    Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market               189
          27    Other Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity 
                    by Country & Company, Year-End 2007                         191

                SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
           1    Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                     194
           2    Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                    196
           3    Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by 
                    Country, Year-End 2007                                      197
           4    Brazil -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            199
           5    Brazil -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           201
           6    Brazil -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               202
           7    Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand               205
           8    Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market              206
           9    Other Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity
                    by Country & Company, Year-End 2007                         208
          10    Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                    210
          11    Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                   212
          12    Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity
                    by Country, Year-End 2007                                   213
          13    Poland -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            215
          14    Poland -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           216
          15    Poland -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               217
          16    Russia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            219
          17    Russia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           221
          18    Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand              224
          19    Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market             226
          20    Other Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity
                    by Country & Company, Year-End 2007                         228
          21    Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                    231
          22    Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                   232
          23    Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity
                    by Country, Year-End 2007                                   233
          24    Iran -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                              235
          25    Iran -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                             236
          26    Iran -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company,
                    Year-End 2007                                               237
          27    Turkey -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand                            239
          28    Turkey -- Flat Glass Demand by Market                           240
          29    Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand              243
          30    Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market             244
          31    Other Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity 
                    by Country & Company, Year-End 2007                         247

                SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007                         251
           2    World Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, 
                    Year-End 2007                                               254
           3    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                            256
           4    Selected Cooperative Agreements                                 268

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1    GDP per capita/Flat Glass Demand per capita 
                    Relationship, 2007                                           27

                SECTION III -- WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW
           1    Flat Glass Industry Flowchart                                    35

                SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007                         252

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