Advanced Flat Glass

US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	June 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	256
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00191

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Summary

US demand to grow 5% annually through 2012

US demand for advanced flat glass is expected to grow five percent annually, reaching $7.2 billion by 2012. This reflects the increasing acceptance and market penetration of a variety of advanced flat glass products, including laminated glass used in motor vehicle sidelites and sunroofs, and as antiburglary or ballistic glass; smart glass for solar control applications; self-cleaning glass; and heads-up display glass.

Promising "smart glass" beginning to commercialize

Among the advanced flat glass products which has held out the most promise is "smart glass," which can automatically change its light transmission qualities as a means of saving energy and reducing heat gain in structures. While the expected impact of these products has been slow to develop, it appears that commercialization is finally beginning to materialize.

Laminated glass products to increase market share

Laminated glass products, used in a variety of applications, including safety glass, ballistic glass, anti-burglary glass and hurricane glass, are increasing their share of total flat glass demand. These products possess much greater strength than competing tempered or annealed glass, offering performance advantages to a variety of flat glass users, including builders and manufacturers of motor vehicles, aircraft and other transportation equipment.

Motor vehicle market to remain dominant; architectural market to grow the most rapidly Although motor vehicles will remain the largest single market for advanced glass products, more rapid gains will be posted in architectural markets. This will derive from a recovery in new home building activity, albeit from a weak 2007 base, coupled with the wide variety of new advanced flat glass products which are now penetrating the market. On the motor vehicle side, growth will be driven by the increasing inclusion of laminated sidelites, electrochromic mirrors and heads-up display screens, offset in part by slow growth in vehicle production and competition from plastic film products, particularly in solar control applications.

Study coverage

Details on these and other findings are contained in the new Freedonia industry study, Advanced Flat Glass. Available for $4500, this study analyzes the $5.6 billion US market for advanced flat glass products. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for the years 2012 and 2017 for security and safety glass (tempered and laminated vehicle safety glass, fire-rated glass, ballistic glass, burglary resistant glass and hurricane glass); solar control glass (lowemissivity glass, reflective glass and smart glass); and other advanced flat glass products (heads-up display windscreens, ultraclear and colorless glass, self-cleaning glass and miscellaneous products). In addition, the study considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles leading competitors.

Content

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Demographic Trends
- Consumer Spending Overview
- Building Construction Expenditures
- Residential Construction
- Housing Starts
- Housing Stock
- Improvements & Repairs
- Nonresidential Building Construction
- Office & Commercial
- Institutional
- Industrial
- Transportation & Other
- Improvements & Repairs
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Transportation Industry Overview
- Motor Vehicle Overview
- Regulatory & Environmental Trends
- Environmental Regulations
- Building Code Regulations
- Vehicle Safety Regulations
- Legal Issues
- International Activity
- Foreign Trade
III. FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- General
- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- Flat Glass Value-Added by Fabrication
- Fabricated Flat Glass Demand
- Architectural Flat Glass
- Motor Vehicle Flat Glass
- Other Markets for Flat Glass
- Flat Glass Technology
- Raw Materials
- Types of Basic Flat Glass
- Float Glass
- Rolled Glass
- Drawn Glass
- Types of Finished Flat Glass Products
- Laminated Glass
- Tempered Glass
- Insulating Glass
- Research & Development
- Competitive Materials
IV. PRODUCTS
- General
- Safety & Security Glass
- Safety Glass
- Laminated Safety Glass
- Tempered Safety Glass
- Ballistic Glass
- Hurricane Glass
- Fire-Rated Glass
- Laminated Fire Glass
- Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass
- Burglary Resistant Glass
- Solar Control Glass
- Low-Emissivity Glass
- Soft-Coat Low-E Glass
- Hard-Coat Low-E Glass
- Reflective Glass
- Soft-Coat Reflective Glass
- Hard-Coat Reflective Glass
- Smart Glass
- Electrochromic Glass
- Smart Window Glass
- Other Advanced Flat Glass Products
- Heads-Up Display Windshields
- Ultraclear & Colorless Glass
- Self-Cleaning Glass
- All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products
V. MARKETS
- General
- Motor Vehicle Markets
- Original Equipment Markets
- Automobiles
- Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs
- Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses
- Motor Vehicle Aftermarket
- Automobiles
- Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs
- Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses
- Architectural Markets
- Residential Markets
- New Housing Markets
- Improvement & Repair Markets
- Nonresidential Markets
- Office & Commercial Markets
- Institutional Markets
- Industrial & Other Markets
- Other Markets
- Aerospace & Aircraft Markets
- Appliance & Furniture Markets
- Electronics Markets
- All Other Markets
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Industry Restructuring
- Cooperative Agreements
- Marketing & Distribution
- Competitive Strategies
- Company Profiles
- AGC Flat Glass North America Incorporated,
- see Asahi Glass
- AGP Company, see American Glass Products
- American Glass Products Company
- Apogee Enterprises Incorporated
- Armor USA Incorporated
- Asahi Glass Company Limited
- Automotive Components Holdings LLC, see Ford Motor
- Belron US Incorporated, see D'Ieteren
- Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated
- CGI International Limited
- CompuDyne Corporation
- CRH plc
- Custom Glass Corporation
- Devon Glass and Filter, see O'Bryan Glass
- D'Ieteren NV
- FJ Gray & Company, see O'Bryan Glass
- Ford Motor Company
- Gentex Corporation
- Global Security Glazing, see Standard Bent Glass
- Gray Glass Company, see O'Bryan Glass
- Guardian Industries Corporation
- Hartung Glass Industries Incorporated
- Innovative Glass Corporation
- MACH Glass International
- Magna International Incorporated
- Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited
- Norshield Security Products Incorporated, see CompuDyne
- O'Bryan Glass Corporation
- O'Keeffe's Incorporated
- 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
- PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises & PPG
- PPG Industries Incorporated
- Research Frontiers Incorporated
- Safelite Group Incorporated, see D'Ieteren
- Safety and Fire-Rated Technology International,
- see O'Keeffe's
- SAGE Electrochromics Incorporated
- Saint-Gobain
- Sierracin Corporation, see PPG Industries
- Spectrum Glass Company Incorporated
- Standard Bent Glass Corporation
- Swift Glass Company Incorporated
- Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
- United Glass Corporation
- Vimexico SA de CV, see Vitro and Nippon Sheet Glass
- Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
- Vistawall Group, see CRH
- Visteon Corporation
- Vitro SAB de CV
- Wearing Williams Limited
- Zeledyne LLC, see Ford Motor Company
- Additional Companies Mentioned in Study
LIST OF TABLES
- TABLE NUMBER
SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Population & Households
- 3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
- 4 Building Construction Expenditures
- 5 Residential Building Construction Expenditures
- 6 Private Housing Starts
- 7 Housing Stock by Type
- 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures
- 9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
- 10 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures
- 11 Manufacturers' Shipments
- 12 Transportation Equipment Shipments
- 13 Motor Vehicle Indicators
SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- 1 Flat Glass Supply & Demand
- 2 Flat Glass Demand & Value Added by Fabrication
- 3 Fabricated Flat Glass Demand
- 4 Architectural Flat Glass Demand
- 5 Motor Vehicle Flat Glass Demand
- 6 Other Markets for Flat Glass
- 7 Flat Glass Production Processes
SECTION IV - PRODUCTS
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product
- 2 Safety & Security Glass Demand
- 3 Safety Glass Demand
- 4 Laminated Safety Glass Demand
- 5 Tempered Safety Glass Demand
- 6 Ballistic Glass Demand
- 7 Hurricane Glass Demand
- 8 Fire-Rated Glass Demand
- 9 Laminated Fire Glass Demand
- 10 Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass Demand
- 11 Burglary Resistant Glass Demand
- 12 Solar Control Glass Demand
- 13 Low-Emissivity Glass Demand
- 14 Soft-Coat Low- Emissivity Glass Demand
- 15 Hard-Coat Low-Emissivity Glass Demand
- 16 Reflective Glass Demand
- 17 Soft-Coat Reflective Glass Demand
- 18 Hard-Coat Reflective Glass Demand
- 19 Smart Glass Demand
- 20 Electrochromic Glass Demand
- 21 Smart Window Glass Demand
- 22 Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand
- 23 Heads-Up Windscreen Glass Demand
- 24 Ultraclear & Colorless Glass Demand
- 25 Self-Cleaning Glass Demand
- 26 All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand
SECTION V - MARKETS
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market
- 2 Motor Vehicle Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 3 Original Equipment Motor Vehicle Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 4 Motor Vehicle Aftermarket for Advanced Flat Glass
- 5 Architectural Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 6 Residential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 7 Advanced Flat Glass Demand in New Residential Markets
- 8 Residential Improvement & Repair Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 9 Nonresidential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
- 10 Other Markets for Advanced Flat Glass
SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
LIST OF CHARTS
- CHART NUMBER
SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007
- 2 World Advanced Flat Glass Demand, 2007
SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- 1 Flat Glass Industry Flowchart
SECTION IV - PRODUCTS
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product, 2007
SECTION V - MARKETS
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2007
SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Advanced Flat Glass Market Share by Company, 2007
- Advanced Flat Glass to 2012
- Related Links
- World Flat Glass to 2010
- Glass Fibers to 2011
- World Windows & Doors to 2011
- Windows & Doors in China to 2011
- Flat Glass in China to 2011
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