Aug 1, 2019   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

$180+ Billion Flat Glass Market - Global Forecast to 2024

DUBLIN, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Flat Glass Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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The flat glass market was valued at USD 108.51 billion in 2018, and is expected to reach a value of USD 180.79 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 9.33%, over the forecast period 2019-2024.

Insulated flat glass is witnessing increasing deployment as it reduces pollution, saves energy, and improves the comfort inside the building. The enhanced properties of acoustic insulation and thermal insulation provided by these products are expected to drive the demand.

    --  Factors like increasing urbanization, rise in the real estate sector,
        usage of solar products, and product innovation, in terms of
        characteristics, are further driving the growth of the market.
    --  The growing solar energy market, due to increasing dependency on
        renewable energy sources, along with the subsidies available for energy
        storage, is to propel the growth of the market, thus, accelerating the
        glass demand in the market.
    --  As there are only a few products that are involved in the production of
        flat glass, they cannot be substituted by others. However, fluctuating
        raw material prices, coupled with weak supply chain management, have a
        considerable effect on the overall price of flat glass products,
        challenging the market growth.

Scope of the Report

Flat glass is produced in plane form and has significant applications in transparent walls, windscreens, windows and doors for the construction industry and as windshield & windows in the automotive industry. It has a lower concentration of calcium oxide, silica and aluminium oxide. Fundamental properties include transparency and recyclability which makes the end-product suitable for packaging applications

Key Market Trends

Automotive Industry to Drive the Demand for Flat Glass

    --  Flat glass has two major routes for application in the automotive
        industry, which are original equipment (OE), supplied to manufacturers
        for new vehicles and automotive glass replacement (AGR) product,
        supplied to the aftermarket for retrofit purposes, and damages.
    --  According to OICA, 91.54 million commercial & passenger vehicles were
        produced worldwide in 2018. Increasing vehicle penetration due to the
        growing spending power of consumers accelerated the flat glass market.
    --  Additionally, the significant growth in luxury cars that include
        double-thick glass in interiors is also one of the factors driving the
        sales of automotive flat glass market.
    --  Moreover, increased spending by major automobile players is also driving
        the market. For instance, Ford is planning to double its EV spending
        which has led to the total investment in EVs to USD 90 billion.

Asia-Pacific to be the Fastest Growing Market

    --  Owing to the presence of emerging nations such as India, China, South
        Korea, among others the Asia Pacific region is to become the fastest
        growing sector in the flat glass market.
    --  Moreover, international vendors are shifting their manufacturing base to
        Asia Pacific region. This can be due to the availability of cheap
        unskilled and skilled workers in the region.
    --  Rapid industrialization & urbanization in India, China and other
        countries in the Asia Pacific region, combined with the adoption of
        smart & energy efficient technology as advanced construction practice
        have a positive influence on flat glass demand.
    --  Increased application in automotive manufacturers such as window &
        windshield in countries such as India, China will also drive the market.
        For instance, in India, according to IBEF,24.97 million vehicles are
        sold in the year 2018.

Competitive Landscape

The flat glass market is highly consolidated with the top four players constituting more than half the market share. Dynamic shifts in the product standards, like lightweight, and non-fragile nature are driving the flat glass manufacturers to incorporate the latest technological innovative methods.

Some of the key players include Saint Gobain Corporation, Schott AG, Euro glass SPA, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd, Asahi Glass Group, PPG Industires Inc., among others.

    --  April 2019 - PPG completed the acquisition of automotive coatings
        manufacturer Hemmelrath. Hemmelrath is a manufacturer of coatings for
        automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Hemmelrath supplies
        automotive plants worldwide, and more than 7 million vehicles are coated
        with its products each year.
    --  January 2019 - Saint Gobain increased its flat glass production capacity
        in Columbia. It also announced that Tecnoglass has taken a minority
        share in the capital of its Colombian subsidiary Vidrio Andino. Within
        the framework of this partnership, Vidrio Andino will build a new float
        in Colombia to meet the growing demand for glass in this region.

Key Topics Covered:

1 INTRODUCTION

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.3 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Force Analysis
4.4 Market Drivers
4.4.1 Growing Electronic Display Demand
4.4.2 Positive Automotive Industry Outlook
4.5 Market Restraints
4.5.1 Fluctuating Raw Material Prices

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Product Type
5.1.1 Insulated Glass
5.1.2 Tempered Glass
5.1.3 Laminated Glass
5.1.4 Other Product Types
5.2 End-User Vertical
5.2.1 Construction
5.2.2 Automotive
5.2.3 Other End-User Verticals
5.3 Geography

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Company Profiles
6.1.1 Saint Gobain Corporation
6.1.2 Schott AG
6.1.3 Euroglass SPA
6.1.4 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd
6.1.5 Asahi Glass Group
6.1.6 PPG Industires Inc.
6.1.7 Cardinal Glass Industries
6.1.8 Phoenicia Flat Glass Industries Ltd.

7 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

8 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

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