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World Flat Glass

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Highlights
World Overview and Forecasts
Demand by Market | Production Trends

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Resources

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders

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Regional Trends and Forecasts

Regional Demand Overview | North America | Western Europe | Asia/Pacific
Other Regions

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ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts total world demand in 2016 for flat glass by market and major
world region in US dollars at the manufacturers level. Market segments include:

building construction
motor vehicle
other markets.

Major world regions include:

North America
Western Europe
Asia/Pacific
all other regions.

This report also forecasts total world flat glass demand and production in square
meters, segmented by region. Further, total world production is provided in metric tons
with segmentation by region. Demand by market segment (ie, in US dollars) is forecast
for each major world region as well.
To illustrate historical trends, the various measures of demand, production and
segments are provided for 2006 and 2011.
Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2016. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this
report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
World Flat Glass is based on a comprehensive industry study published by The
Freedonia Group in January 2013. Reported findings represent the synthesis of data
from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

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firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated June 2012
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System
327211
327215
423390

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

Flat Glass Mfg

3211
Glass Product Mfg Made of Purchased 3231
Glass
5039
Other Construction Material Merchant
Wholesalers

Flat Glass
Glass Products Made of Purchased Glass
Construction Materials, NEC

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
World Overview & Forecasts......................................................................................................................... 2
Demand by Market................................................................................................................................... 2
Chart 1 | World Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2011 ......................................................................... 2
Building Construction. ......................................................................................................................... 2
Motor Vehicle. ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Other Markets. .................................................................................................................................... 4
Table 1 | World Flat Glass Demand by Market (million dollars) ......................................................... 4
Production Trends .................................................................................................................................... 5
Table 2 | World Flat Glass Production (thousand metric tons) ........................................................... 5
Regional Trends & Forecasts........................................................................................................................ 6
Regional Demand Overview .................................................................................................................... 6
Chart 2 | World Flat Glass Demand by Region, 2011 ........................................................................ 6
Table 3 | World Flat Glass Demand by Region (million dollars) ......................................................... 7
North America .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Chart 3 | North America: Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2011 .......................................................... 8
Table 4 | North America: Flat Glass Demand by Market (million dollars) .......................................... 9
Western Europe ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Chart 4 | Western Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2011 ..................................................... 10
Table 5 | Western Europe: Flat Glass Demand by Market (million dollars) ..................................... 11
Asia/Pacific ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Chart 5 | Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2011 ............................................................ 12
Table 6 | Asia/Pacific: Flat Glass Demand by Market (million dollars) ............................................. 13
Other Regions ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Chart 6 | Other Regions: Flat Glass Demand, 2011 ......................................................................... 14
Central & South America. ................................................................................................................. 14
Eastern Europe. ................................................................................................................................ 15
Africa/Mideast. .................................................................................................................................. 15
Table 7 | Other Regions: Flat Glass Demand (million dollars) ......................................................... 16
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 17
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 18
Saint-Gobain ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Asahi Glass Company Limited ......................................................................................................... 19
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited............................................................................................. 20
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 21
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