the flat glass market 2013 2023

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The Flat Glass Market 2013-2023: Opportunities in Construction,

Automotive & Solar Energy

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Contents 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Flat Glass Global Market Overview

1.2 Benefits of This Report

1.3 Who is This Report For?

1.4 Methodology

1.5 Global Flat Glass Market Forecast 2013-2023

1.6 Flat Glass Submarket Forecasts 2013-2023

1.7 Regional Flat Glass Markets Forecast 2013-2023

2. Introduction to the Flat Glass Market 2.1 Flat Glass Market Structure Overview

2.2 Flat Glass Raw Material Composition

2.3 Learn About the Various Flat Glass Manufacturing Processes

2.3.1 The Sheet Glass Manufacturing Process

2.3.2 The Rolled Glass Manufacturing Process

2.3.3 The Float Glass Manufacturing Process

2.4 How Economical is it to Run a Float Plant?

2.5 The Applications of Flat Glass

3. Analysis of the Global Flat Glass Market 2013-2023 3.1 How Does Flat Glass Demand Perform Against GDP Growth?

3.2 Learn About the Competitive Flat Glass Environment

3.3 Global Flat Glass Market Production and Consumption Outlook 2013-2023

3.4 How Will the Global Flat Glass Market Perform Over the Next 10 Years?

3.5 Read About the Key Trends Currently Observed in the Global Flat Glass Market

3.6 What are the Key Drivers & Restraints of the Global Flat Glass Market?

4. Flat Glass Submarkets Forecast 2013-2023 4.1 Building and Construction Flat Glass Demand

4.1.1 What are the Factors Driving Demand for Flat Glass in the Building and Construction Market?

4.1.2 What Factors are Driving Demand for Value-added Flat Glass in the Building and Construction Market?

4.1.3 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Forecasts 2013-2023

4.2 Flat Glass Demand in the Automotive Market

4.2.1 What are the Growth Factors Driving Demand for Flat Glass in the Automotive Industry?

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Contents 4.2.2 Who are the Leading Flat Glass Market Players in the Light Vehicle Market?

4.2.3 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Forecasts 2013-2023

4.3 Other Speciality Applications Flat Glass Demand

4.3.1 Learn How Flat Glass Can Be Used to Generate Energy within the Solar Energy Market

4.3.2 Discover the Other Technical Applications of Flat Glass

4.3.2 Other Speciality Applications Flat Glass Submarket Forecast 2013-2023

5. Regional Flat Glass Markets Forecast 2013-2023 5.1 Find out Which Regions Produce the Largest Volume of Flat Glass?

5.2 Figure out Which Region Consumes the Most Flat Glass

5.3 Find Out How the Regional Flat Glass Markets will Perform Over the Next 10 Years

5.4.1 Learn About China, the Largest Flat Glass Producer and Consumer

5.4.2 China Flat Glass Market Value Forecasts 2013-2023

5.4.3 Learn about the Chinese Building and Construction Market

5.4.4 Read about China’s Automotive Market

5.5.1 How Much Flat Glass is Produced and Consumed in Europe?

5.5.2 Find Out Why Poor Growth is Expected for the European Flat Glass Market

5.5.3 What Will Drive Europe’s Building and Construction Market

5.5.4 Why Is The European Automotive Market in Decline?

5.6.1 Find out How Much Flat Glass in Produced and Consumed in North America

5.6.2 What is the Outlook for the North American Flat Glass Market?

5.6.3 North America’s Building and Construction Market Forecast 2013-2023

5.6.4 What Will Drive the North American Automotive Industry?

5.7.1 How Much Flat Glass Will be Produced and Consumed in Russia?

5.7.2 Read about Russia, the Fastest Growing Flat Glass Market

5.7.3 Russia’s Construction Market to Grow 11.1% in 2013

5.7.4 Discover Why Russia Will be Europe’s Largest Automotive Market

5.8.1 How Much Flat Glass Will be Produced and Consumed in Japan?

5.8.2 Find out why Japan’s Flat Glass Market Share is set to Decline

5.8.3 Japan’s Residential and Commercial Reconstruction Lead to Growth in Demand for Flat Glass

5.8.4 How Long Will the Japanese Automotive Market Sustain?

5.9.1 How Much Flat Glass Will be Produced and Consumed in Brazil?

5.9.2 Brazil Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023

5.9.3 Sporting Activities to Drive Brazil’s Building and Construction Market Activities

5.9.4 Why is Brazil an Attractive Place for Foreign Automakers?

5.10.1 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Market Production and Consumption 2013-2023

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Contents 5.10.2 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Market Forecast 2013-2023

5.10.3 South America’s Building and Construction Market

5.10.4 Columbia and Argentina to Drive rest of South America’s Automotive Market

5.11.1 Will the Southeast Asian Nations Overtake the Western Economies?

5.11.2 Southeast Asia Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023

5.11.3 Indonesia’s Flat Glass Demand

5.11.4 Thailand’s Flat Glass Demand

5.11.5 Vietnam’s Flat Glass Demand

5.11.6 Malaysia’s Flat Glass Demand

5.12.1 Rest of the World Flat Glass Market Production and Consumption 2013-2023

5.12.2 Rest of the World Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023

5.12.3 Read About India’s Growing Flat Glass Market

5.12.4 India’s Domestic Construction Market to be World’s Third Biggest by 2025

5.12.5 Read about India’s Thriving Domestic Automotive Industry

5.12.6 Middle East and North Africa Flat Glass Demand

5.12.7 MENA’s Domestic Construction Industry

5.12.8 MENA’s Domestic Automotive Industry

6. SWOT Analysis of the Flat Glass Market 6.1 Strengths of the Flat Glass Market 6.1.1 Competitiveness

6.1.2 Innovative and Value-Added Products

6.1.3 Sustainability

6.1.4 Recyclability

6.1.5 Glass is Chemically Inert

6.1.6 Flexibility

6.1.7 Significant Investment into R&D

6.1.8 Company System for Effective Communication

6.2 Weaknesses of the Flat Glass Market

6.2.1 Highly Capital Intensive

6.2.2 Energy Intensive

6.2.3 Mature Market

6.2.4 Transportation costs

6.2.5 Fragility

6.2.6 Product Line Efficiency

6.2.7 Surface Scratching

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Contents 6.2.8 Highly Consolidated Market

6.3 Opportunities within the Flat Glass Market

6.3.1 Global Market Recovery

6.3.2 Growth in Emerging Markets

6.3.3 Innovation

6.3.4 Increasing Demand for Advanced and Specialised Products

6.3.5 Glazing Demands

6.3.6 New Markets

6.3.7 Growth in Construction Market

6.3.8 Growth in Solar Energy Market

6.3.9 Legislations and Policies

6.3.10 Opportunities Created by Flat Glass Recycling

6.4.2 Competitive Advantages in Emerging Markets

6.4.3 Raw Materials and Energy Prices Volatility

6.4.5 Climate Change

6.4.6 New Legislations and Regulatory Costs

7. Expert Opinion 7.1 Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS)

7.1.1 AIS Background and Flat Glass Product/Service Offerings

7.1.2 What are the Technological Developments that you expect to see over the Next 5 Years in the Flat Glass

Market?

7.1.3 What are the Key Trends and Recent Developments in the Flat Glass Market?

7.1.4 What is the Prospective Global Market Outlook for the Flat Glass Market for the Next 5-10 Years?

7.1.5 What Geographical Regions are expected to see the Strongest Growth?

7.1.6 What are the Possible Market Drivers and Restraints in the Market?

7.1.7 What are Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Flat Glass Market?

7.1.8 Additional Insights and Opinions Regarding the Future of the Flat Glass Market

8. Leading Companies in the Flat Glass Market ________ 8.1 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC), Company Overview

8.1.2 Regional Focus

8.1.3 Joint Ventures and Other Activities

8.1.4 Future Outlook

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Contents 8.2 Nippon Sheet Glass Company Ltd. (NSG), Company Overview

8.2.1 NSG Company Analysis

8.2.2 Restructuring Activities


8.3 Saint-Gobain, Company Overview

8.3.1 Saint-Gobain Company Analysis

8.3.2 Competitors

8.3.3 M&A Activity


8.4 Guardian Industries, Company Overview

8.4.1 Competitors

8.5 Şişecam Group, Company Overview

8.5.1 Trakya Cam Sanayii A.Ş.

8.5.2 Trakya Cam Company Analysis

8.5.3 Regional Emphasis / Focus

8.5.4 Join Ventures & M&A


8.6 Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation (TGI), Company Overview

8.7 Fuyao Glass Industries Group, Company Overview

8.8 PPG Industries Company Overview

8.8.1 PPG Industries Company Analysis

8.8.2 Competitors

8.8.3 M&A Activity

8.9 Central Glass Co., Ltd., Company Overview

8.9.1 Central Glass Co., Ltd. Company Analysis

8.9.2 Expansions

8.9.3 Regional Emphasis / Focus


8.10 CSG Holding Ltd. (CSG), Company Overview

8.11 Corning Incorporated, Company Overview

8.11.1 Corning Incorporated Company Analysis

8.11.2 Ventures and New innovations


8.12 Samsung Corning Precision Glass, Company Overview

8.13 Cardinal Glass Industries, Company Overview

8.14 Euroglas, Company Overview

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Contents 8.15 Interpane Glas Industrie AG, Company Overview

8.16 Sangalli Group, Company Overview

8.17 Polytronix Inc, Company Overview

8.18 Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd, Company Overview

8.19 Other Leading Companies in the Flat Glass Market

9. Conclusions 9.1 Market Outlook of the Global Flat Glass Market

9.2 Drivers & Restraints of the Global Flat Glass Market

9.3 Global Flat Glass Market Forecast 2013-2023

9.4 Flat Glass Submarkets Forecast 2013-2023

9.5 Regional Flat Glass Markets Forecast 2013-2023

10. Glossary

List of Tables Table 1.1 Global Flat Glass Market Forecast Summary 2013, 2018, 2023 ($bn, CAGR %)

Table 1.2 Flat Glass Submarkets Forecast Summary 2013, 2018, 2023 ($bn, CAGR %)

Table 1.3 Regional Flat Glass Markets Forecast Summary 2013, 2018, 2023 ($bn, CAGR %)

Table 3.1 Global Growth in Flat Glass Demand vs. GDP (AGR %, AAGR %)

Table 3.2 Global Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 3.3 Global Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 3.4 Global Flat Glass Market Drivers & Restraints

Table 4.1 Flat Glass Submarkets Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR %)

Table 4.2 Flat Glass Submarkets Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %)

Table 4.3 Growth Drivers for Building and Construction Flat Glass Demand

Table 4.4 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR %, CAGR%,

Cumulative)

Table 4.5 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %,

CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 4.6 Growth Drivers for Automotive Flat Glass Demand

Table 4.7 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 4.8 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

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Contents Table 4.9 Other Speciality Flat Glass Consumption Submarket Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR %, CAGR%,

Cumulative)

Table 4.10 Other Speciality Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%,

Cumulative)

Table 5.1 Regional Flat Glass Production Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, AGR%)

Table 5.2 Regional Flat Glass Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (Million tonnes, AGR %)

Table 5.3 Regional Flat Glass Market Value Forecasts 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %)

Table 5.4 China Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 5.5 Chinese Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.6 China Flat Glass Market Value Forecasts 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.7 Europe Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 5.8 Europe Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.9 Europe Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.10 North America Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes,

%)

Table 5.11 North America Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.12 North America Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.13 Russia Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 5.14 Russia Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.15 Russia Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.16 Japan Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 5.17 Japan Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.18 Japan Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.19 Brazil Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Table 5.20 Brazil Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.21 Brazil Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.22 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023

(million tonnes, %)

Table 5.23 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.24 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%,

Cumulative)

Table 5.25 Southeast Asia (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023

(million tonnes, %)

Table 5.26 Southeast Asia (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.27 Southeast Asia Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 5.28 ROW Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

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Contents Table 5.29 ROW Flat Glass Production & Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

Table 5.30 ROW Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)

Table 6.1 SWOT Analysis of the Flat Glass Market 2013-2023

Table 8.1 Flat Glass Leading 4 Companies Revenue Share 2012 ($ revenue, % share)

Table 8.2 AGC Company Products / Services (Division, Product,)

Table 8.3 AGC Company Overview, Fiscal Year Ended 2012, (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue

From Market, Global Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.4 NSG Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.5 NSG Company Overview, Fiscal Year Ended 31 March 2013, (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, %

Revenue from Market, Global Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.6 Saint- Gobain Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.7 Saint-Gobain Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue From Market,

Global Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.8 Guardian Industries, Company Overview, Fiscal Year 2012, (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, %

Revenue from Market, Global Market Share %, HQ, Contact, Website)

Table 8.9 Trakya Cam Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue From Market,

Global Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.10 TGI Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.11 Fuyao Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue From Market, Global

Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.12 Fuyao Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.13 PPG Industries Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.14 PPG Industries Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue From

Market, Global Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.15 Central Glass Co., Ltd. Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.16 Central Glass Co., Company Overview, SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Jan-June, (Total Revenue, Revenue

from Market, % Revenue From Market, Global market share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.17 CSG Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, Revenue from Market, % Revenue From Market, Global

Market Share %, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.18 Corning Incorporated Company Overview 2012 (Total Revenue, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.19 Corning Incorporated Company Products / Services (Division, Product, Specification)

Table 8.20 Samsung Corning Precision Glass Company (Total Revenue, HQ, Contact, Website)

Table 8.21 Cardinal Glass Industries Company (Total Revenue, HQ, Contact, Website)

Table 8.22 Polytronix Inc., Company Products / Services (Division, Product)

Table 8.23 Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. Glass Company (Total Revenue, HQ, Ticker, Contact, Website)

Table 8.24 Other Leading Companies in the Flat Glass Market 2013 (Company, Country)

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Contents List of Figures Figure 2.1 Flat Glass Market Structure Overview

Figure 2.2 Flat Glass Raw Material Compositions (%)

Figure 2.3 The Float Process

Figure 2.4 Flat Glass Applications 2013 (% share)

Figure 3.1 Global Growth in Flat Glass Demand vs. GDP 2013-2023 (AAGR %)

Figure 3.2 Global Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 3.3 Global Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR %)

Figure 4.1 Flat Glass Submarkets Consumption Forecasts 2013-2023 (mt)

Figure 4.2 Flat Glass Submarkets Market Value Forecasts 2013-2023 ($bn)

Figure 4.3 Flat Glass Submarkets Market Value Share Forecasts 2013 (%)



Figure 4.6 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR%)

Figure 4.7 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 4.8 Building and Construction Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023

(%Share)

Figure 4.9 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR%)

Figure 4.10 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 4.11 Automotive Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 4.12 Other Speciality Flat Glass Submarket Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (mt, AGR%)

Figure 4.13 Other Speciality Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 4.14 Other Speciality Flat Glass Submarket Market Value Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.1 Regional Flat Glass Production Forecast 2013-2023 (Million tonnes)

Figure 5.2 Regional Flat Glass Consumption Forecast 2013-2023 (Million tonnes)

Figure 5.3 Regional Flat Glass Market Value Forecasts 2013-2023 ($bn)

Figure 5.4 Regional Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecasts 2013 (%)



Figure 5.7 China Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.8 China Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.9 China Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.10 Europe Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.11 Europe Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.12 Europe Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

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Contents Figure 5.13 North America Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes,

%)

Figure 5.14 North America Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.15 North America Flat Glass Market Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.16 Russia Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.17 Russia Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.18 Russia Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.19 Japan Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.20 Japan Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.21 Japan Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.22 Brazil Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.23 Brazil Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.24 Brazil Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.25 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023

(million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.26 South America (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.27 South America (exclu. Brazil) Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.28 Southeast Asia (exclu. Brazil) Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023

(million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.29 Southeast Asia Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.30 Southeast Asia Flat Glass Market Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 5.31 ROW Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast 2013-2023 (million tonnes, %)

Figure 5.32 ROW Flat Glass Market Value Forecast 2013-2023 ($bn, AGR%)

Figure 5.33 ROW Flat Glass Market Value Share Forecast 2013, 2018 and 2023 (% Share)

Figure 8.1 Flat Glass Leading 4 Companies Revenue Share 2012 (% share)

Companies Mentioned in This Report • AEON Glass Co., Ltd

• AFG Industries

• African Glass Ltd

• Africaver Spa Plant

• AGC – Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

• AGC Automotive

• AGC Bor Glassworks

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Contents • AGC Flat Glass Czech a.s

• AGC Glass Europe

• Agc Group

• AkzoNobel

• American Glass Products Company

• Anadolu Cam

• Anex GLAS

• Apogee Enterprises Limited

• Arabian United Float Glass Company

• Ardagh

• Asahi Glass Philippines

• Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS)

• Asian Paints

• Audi

• Avancis

• Axiall Corporation

• B.M. Labroo & Associates

• Barakat & Taha Glass Group

• Bauglasindustrie GmbH

• Bentley

• BOC

• BPB Plc

• BTB Autoglass & Bodyshop Tools

• Builder Marts of America

• Buildingglass Trading Ltd

• Bullseye Glass Co.

• Cairo Glass Manufacturing Co.

• Cameron Ashley Building Products

• Camis Ambalaj Sanayii A.S.

• Cardinal Glass Industries

• Carlex Glass Company:

• Casso-Solar

• Central Glass Co., Ltd. (CGC)

• Central Glass Company India Private Co. Ltd.

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Contents • Central Glass Korea Co. Ltd.

• Cevtial

• China Southern Glass Holding Co., Ltd. (CSG)

• Chrysler

• Chu Lai

• Citiglass Group

• Colpisa

• Corning Glass Works

• Corning Incorporated

• Daimler Chrysler

• Dalian F.T.Z Fulong glass

• Denizli Cam

• Dyrup

• Eagle Spinco Inc.

• Euroglas

• Eurokera

• Farbglashutte Lauscha GmbH

• Favidrio S.A

• FGI Group

• Flabeg Holding GmbH

• Flachglas Torgau GmbH / Saint Gobain Sekurit

• FMC Wyoming Corporation

• Ford

• Fritz Holding GmbH

• Fuwa Glass co., Ltd

• Fuyao Glass Industries Group

• Fuyao North America Inc.

• GECSAT SA

• General Motors (GM)

• Georgia Gulf Corporation

• Ghazvin Glas

• Glas Troesch

• Glasfabrik Lamberts GmbH & Co KG

• Glass Alliance Europe

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Contents • Glass Corp. S.A.

• Glasswall Group

• Glaverbel

• Gopal Glass Works Ltd.

• Grodno Glassworks JSC

• Guardian Industries Corporation

• Gulf Glass Industries Co. Ltd.

• Gurind Glass

• Hangzhou Xiao Shao glass Co. Ltd

• Hebei Da Guang Ming Industry Group Co., Ltd.

• Hebei Heng'an Glass Co., Ltd.

• Hebei Yingxin Glass Group Co., Ltd

• Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited (HNGIL)

• Honda

• Huta Szkla Gloss,

• Hyundai

• Hyundai Heavy Industries

• Ianua

• Interpane

• Iran Glass Factories Co.

• Jai Mata Glass Ltd.

• Jiangsu Yueda Group

• Joel Berman Glass Studios

• Kaveh Glass Industry Group

• KCC Corporation

• Keumkan Ltd

• Korea Autoglass Corp.,

• Kunming chuang An U-Profile glass co., Ltd

• Lapeyre

• Leybold

• Lipik Glas d.o.o

• Lisec

• Lumiglass Industries LLC, United Arab Emirates

• M. S. Glass Industries Ltd.

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Contents • Magna

• Malaysian Sheet Glass Sendirian Berhad

• Maruti Suzuki India Limited

• Maxit group

• Meltdown Glass Art & Design LLC

• MENA Glass

• Mitsubishi

• Nanjing Yuanhong glass Ceramic Glaze Co., Ltd.

• Nippon Sheet Glass Company Ltd. (NSG)

• Nissan

• North Glass

• Obeikan Glass Company

• Oceanside Glasstile

• Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope

• Paşabahçe Cam

• Pilkington

• Pilkington Automotive

• Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW)

• Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company

• PMK Central Glass Co., Ltd.

• Point P

• Poliet

• Polytron Technologies Co.

• Polytronix Inc.

• Pomicom Ltd.

• PPG Industries

• Press-Glas S.A.

• PSA Peugeot Citroen

• PT Muliaglass

• PT Tossa Shakti

• Qingdao Brilliant Glass Co., ltd,

• Qingdao Ever Glass Co., ltd.

• Qingdao Jinjing Co., Ltd.

• Qingdao Rolled Glass co., Ltd. Org,

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Contents • Qingdao Runwei Glass Co., Ltd.

• Qinhuangdao Beifang Glass Group Co., Ltd.

• Raute Precision

• Renault

• RDW Glass

• Sahand Jame Tabriz

• Saint Gobain Glass India

• Saint-Gobain S.A.

• Saint-Gobain Central Sekurit (Qingdao)

• Saint-Gobain Cristaleria S.A.

• Saint-Gobain de Colombia, S.A. Planta Barranquilla

• Saint-Gobain Sekurit

• Salavatsteklo, PJSC

• Samsung

• Samsung Corning Precision Glass

• Sangalli Group

• Saudi Guardian International

• Saveh Jam Co.

• SC Omega Prodcom S.r.l.

• Schott AG

• Seaco Inc.

• Sezal Glass

• Shahe City Mingrui Glass co., Ltd

• Shahe Hongsheng Glass Co., ltd,

• Shandong Golden Faith Industrial Co.

• Shandong Horse Glass Products Co., ltd

• Shatterprufe South Africa

• Shenzhen Benson automobile Glass Co. Ltd.

• Scheuten

• Shtiever LLC

• Siam Pattern Glass Co., Ltd.

• Siegel-Robert Automotive

• SigmaKalon Group

• Sisecam

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Contents • Sisecam - Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.

• Sphinx Glass

• Soda Sanayi

• Spraylat Corporation

• SRG Global

• Star' Glass

• Stein Beurty

• Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation (TGI)

• Tamglass

• TECO Group

• TG Group

• TG TECO Vacuum Insulated Glass Corp

• TG Wuhan Architectural Glass Co., Ltd. (TWAR)

• TG Yueda Solar Mirror Co., Ltd. (TYSM)

• Thomson Videoglass

• Toyota

• Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.

• Triton Microtechnologies Inc.

• Tru Vue

• Ube Soda Industry Co. Ltd.

• UBV Uniao Brasileira de Vidros S.A.

• Verallia

• Vidrio Plano de Mexico SA de4 CV

• Viglacera Dapcau Sheet Glass Joint-Stock Company

• Viracon

• Visteon Corporation

• Vitro

• Volkswagen (VW)

• Volvo

• VVP

• Wujiang CSG East China Architectural Glass Co., Ltd.

• Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

• Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holding Ltd.

• Yaohua Glass Group Corporation

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Contents • Zeledyne

• Zhejiang Glass Company Ltd.

• Zhejiang hehe Holding Group Co., Ltd.

• Zhiqiang Figured Glass Factory

Government Agencies and Other Organisations Mentioned in This Report • Borsa Istanbul

• Federal Trade Commission

• Hong Kong Stock Exchange

• New York Stock Exchange

• NYSE Euronext

• Shanghai Stock Exchange

• Shenzhen Stock Exchange

• Taiwan Stock Exchange

• Tokyo Stock Exchange

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The Flat Glass Market 2013-2023: Opportunities in Construction, Automotive & Solar Energy

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023Consumption (mt) 3.80 4.16 4.64 5.34 5.96 6.70 7.43 8.54 9.34 10.19 11.14 12.16Production (mt) 3.65 3.96 4.38 4.99 5.52 6.15 6.88 7.98 8.81 9.70 10.72 11.81Utilization (%) 104 105 106 107 108 109 108 107 106 105 104 103

2013-2023 2013-2018 2018-2023Production CAGR (%) 11.5 11.7 11.4Consumption CAGR (%) 11.3 12.3 10.4

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Figure 5.16 Russia Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilisation Forecast

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Table 5.13 Russia Flat Glass Production, Consumption and Utilization Forecast 2013-

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Table 5.14 Russia Flat Glass Production & Consumption

Forecast 2013-2023 (CAGR %)

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7. Expert Opinion _______

7.1 Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS)____________________________

This interview was conducted with Yamini Chaudhary who is the Sales and Marketing Manager at

Asahi India Glass Limited.

7.1.1 AIS Background and Flat Glass Product/Service Offerings_______ AIS is jointly promoted by B. M Labroo & Associates, Asahi Glass Co.Ltd. (AGC) and Maruti

Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL). Incorporated in 1984, the Company has grown from being a ‘single-plant

single-customer’ company to a world-class integrated glass company with 12 plants and global

customers spanning across India. AIS is a public limited Company listed on the National Stock

Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.

AIS has 3 Strategic Business Units (SBUs):

• Auto Glass

• Architectural Glass

• Consumer Glass

Architectural Glass AIS Float Glass enjoys around 24% market share in the Indian float glass market.

Automotive Glass

AIS Auto Glass is either the sole or a leading supplier of auto glass to most passenger car

manufacturers in India, supplying about 70% of their auto glass requirement. Apart from supplying

to OEMs in India, AIS Auto Glass has significant presence in the domestic after-market with an

impressive market share in India. It also exports auto glass to the after-markets in Europe and

Pakistan.

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8.1 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC), Company Overview _

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturing company which was founded in 1907, by Toshiya Iwasaki. It was the first Japanese producer of sheet glass and one of the core Mitsubishi

companies. It is now one of the largest flat glass producing companies in the world, owning

Glaverbel glass plants across Europe and AFG Industries in North America.

The AGC group has the leading global market share in the flat glass industry with 156 glass

companies in total, out of which 13 are domestic operations and 143 are overseas operations. Its

main lines of production are:

Company Division Product Flat glass

• Float Glass

• Figured glass,

• Polished wired glass

• Low-emissivity ( Low-E) glass

• Double glazing for solar control/heat-insulation

• Safety glass

• Decorative glass

• Glass for solar power system

Automotive Glass • Automotive tempered glass

• Automotive laminated glass

Display Glass • Glass substrates for LCDs-TFTs

• Glass substrates for PDP

• Speciality glass for display applications

• Glass substrates for display devices

• Optical glass and optical glass components

• Glass for other electronic materials and parts

Table 8.2 AGC Company Products / Services (Division, Product,)


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