Global Flat Glass Market Report

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1 Global Flat Glass Market Report

2 Executive Summary Glass is a non-crystalline solid but brittle material, chiefly made up of about 75% silica (SiO2), Na2O, CaO. Glass is a component crucial to scientific as well as numerous industrial sectors. Its chemical, physical, and optical properties, in particular, make it suitable for applications as/in flat glass, container glass, optics and optoelectronics material, laboratory equipment, thermal insulator (glass wool), reinforcement fiber (glass-reinforced plastic, glass fiber reinforced concrete), and glass art (art glass, studio glass). Primarily, the glass industry is divided in four market segments in: Hollow Glass, Flat Glass, Fiber Glass and Special Glass. This report is starkly focused on the flat glass segment of the overall glass industry. Flat glass is also termed as sheet glass or plate glass. The very variety of glass, initially, is produced in plane form, which is later on bent or curved as per the requirement. Float process remains the most widely used method for the production of flat glass, as over 90% of the flat glass worldwide is made through this process. Flat glass is majorly used in construction; interior furnishing and decoration; automotive; and transportation industries. Flat glass applications have not only revolutionized the energy conservation realm but they also proved to be essential element in various products and processes in the field of energy and other industries. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global flat glass market including N. America, S. America, Europe, Russia, and China. The umbrella market i.e. the worldwide glass market is also elicited. Furthermore, market dynamics such as the industry trends and development; and growth driver are also added herein. The global flat glass market is fiercely competitive and is reined by a handful of international player such as AGC Group, Saint Goblin, Guardian and NSG Group among others. The market contention scenario along with the profiles of leading industry players is also included in this report. By combining SPSS Inc. s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

3 The most prevalent type of glass is made of about 75% silica (SiO2), Na2O, and CaO.. Global Glass Production ( ) On annual basis, the worldwide glass industry has a compounded growth rate in the bracket of % to %. For the year 2012, the global glass production was estimated to be 122 million tons, growing at a CAGR of approximately.% between 2007 and In terms of product segments, glass packaging has a towering share worth..% share within total world glass production, while flat glass constituted % share. Flat glass is one of the chiefly exported and imported product types in the world. In 2012, the global demand for flat glass was approximately million tonnes. The market has been depicting a slightly wavy patterns as the flat glass demand kept fluctuating in sync with the worldwide construction, solar PV, building and automotive industry. The market recorded a value of tonnes in 2007, and it reached nearly.. million tonnes in 2012 growing at a CAGR of.%. Global Glass Industry Segments (2012) Global Flat Glass Demand ( ) Glass Packaging Flat Glass Glassware Fibre Glass Others

4 There are four key market segments in the glass industry: Hollow Glass, Flat Glass, Fiber Glass and Special Glass Global Glass Manufacturing Level Market Size ( ) At Primary level manufacturing At Secondary level manufacturing As of 2011, the global flat glass market was US$...billion or EUR.. billion at the primary level, while at the secondary manufacturing level, the same was US$...billion or EUR billion. In regional terms, China claimed the highest share,..%, in flat and sheet glass demand as of 2011, while Europe constituted a.% share in the same. Of the total global flat glass demand of. million tonnes in 2012, it is estimated that.million tonnes was constituted by high quality float glass, i.e.% of the total. On the other hand, approximately.. million tones comprised of sheet glass and..million tons were rolled glass. The remaining nearly..million tons or..% represented demand for lower quality float, produced mainly in China. Regional Flat and Sheet Glass Demand (2011) Global Flat Glass Demand by Variety (2012) ) China Europe North America South East Asia Japan Russia South America RoW High Quality Float Glass Rolled Glass Sheet Glass Lower Quality Float Glass

5 Flat glass, also known as sheet glass or plate glass, is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, which is later on bent or curved as per the requirement... North American Flat Glass Demand ( E) The demand for flat glass in N. America was recorded at approximately million tonnes in 2011, representing a substantial increase as compared to previous year demand. It, however, was estimated that the demand witnessed a decline in 2012, coming down to the level of..million tonnes on the back of laggard economic activity. The demand for flat glass in Europe witnessed a continuous average annual increase of.% from 2002 up till The demand rose a modest. million tonnes in 2010 in the wake of recovery in otherwise recession hit markets. The industry anticipated the demand for the same to reach approximately.million tonnes by the end of The demand for flat glass in China has continuously increased over the period cited. The same recorded a y-o-y growth of nearly..% in 2011 reaching million tonnes as compared to. million tonnes in According to the industry estimates, the flat glass demand in China was anticipated to be nearly million tonnes by the end of European Flat Glass Demand ( E) Chinese Flat Glass Demand ( E)

6 The flat glass market is constituted by basic unfabricated float glass and value-added fabricated flat glass, including laminated, tempered, insulated, and mirrored products... World High-Quality Float Glass Capacities (2011) Global Flat Glass Demand Forecast (2011A-2015F) Sisecam China Southern Guardian NSG Saint Gobain AGC % 2011A 2012A 2013F 2014F 2015F The high quality float glass industry is relatively consolidated, with a handful of companies accounting for the majority of glass capacity. Over the years, the global lower-quality float and sheet glass production is gradually being replaced by production of high-quality float glass. Four companies including NSG Group, AGC, Saint-Gobain and Guardian, manufacture majority of the world s high-quality float glass. As of 2011, claimed the highest share in the global high quality float glass capacity with..% share followed by Saint Gobain and NSG with shares worth..% and.% respectively. Europe s flat glass market (including Turkey, Ukraine and Belarus, but not Russia) is chiefly supplied by..key manufacturers of float glass including Saint-Gobain, NSG Group, Asahi Glass, Guardian, Sisecam, Euroglas, Sangalli and Interpane. Of the four major players, two are from Japan, namely, Asahi Glass and NSG Group, while Saint-Gobain is based in France and Guardian is an American manufacturer. The global flat glass demand was recorded to be..million tonnes in 2011, which rose to approximately.. million tonnes in 2012, hence registering a growth of.million tones or..% in y-o-y terms. The same is poised to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of..% over a 3 year period spanning from 2012 to The global flat glass demand is anticipated to reach..million tonnes by Note: Market attractiveness is inverse of penetration. Low penetration means high attractiveness and vice-versa