World Flat Glass to 2012 (Industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Global Macroeconomic Environment
• Recent Historical Trends
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• World Demographic Outlook
• World Building Construction Expenditures
• Residential Building
• Nonresidential Building
• World Manufacturing Outlook
• World Motor Vehicle Outlook
• Motor Vehicle Production Trends
• Motor Vehicles in Use
• Per Capita Demand for Flat Glass
• Environmental & Regulatory Considerations

III. WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW

• General
• Industry Flowchart
• Flat Glass Production Capacity by Region
• Flat Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity
• Recent Expansion Activity (January 2006-September 2008)
• Proposed Expansion Activity (through 2010)
• Flat Glass Production by Region
• Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass
• Flat Glass Demand by Region

IV. DEMAND BY MARKET

• General
• Building Construction Markets
• Product Developments
• Nonresidential Construction
• Residential Construction
• Motor Vehicle Market
• OEM Motor Vehicle Market
• Motor Vehicle Replacement Market
• Other Markets

V. NORTH AMERICA

• General
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

VI. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Other Western Europe

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
• Australia
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Other Asia/Pacific

VIII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America
• Brazil
• Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
• Poland
• Russia
• Other Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast
• Iran
• Turkey
• Other Africa/Mideast

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Suppliers & Market Share
• World Float Glass Capacity by Company
• Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring
• Distribution
• Marketing Trends & Production Technology
• Competitive Strategies
• Marketing Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• AGC Flat Glass, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
• Apogee Enterprises Incorporated
• Asahi Glass Company Limited
• Automotive Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company
• Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated
• Cebrace Cristal Plano Limitada, see Nippon Sheet Glass
• Company Limited and Saint-Gobain
• Central Glass Company Limited
• China Luoyang Float Glass Group Company Limited
• China Yaohua Glass Group Corporation
• CRH plc
• CSG Holding Company Limited
• Euroglas Vertriebs GmbH
• FLABEG Holding GmbH
• Flat Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
• Ford Motor Company
• Fuyao Group Glass Industries Company Limited
• Ghazvin Glass Company
• Glass South Africa Pty Limited, see PG Group
• Guardian Industries Corporation
• Gurind Group
• HanGlas Corporation
• Hankuk Glass Industries Incorporated, see HanGlas Corporation and Saint-Gobain
• Harmon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
• Interpane Glas Industrie AG
• KCC Corporation
• Lamiver Incorporated
• Magna International Incorporated
• Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited
• Northwestern Industries Incorporated, see Central Glass Company Limited
• Oldcastle Glass Incorporated, see CRH plc
• Optera Incorporated, see Magna International
• PFG Building Glass Pty Limited, see PG Group
• PG Group
• Pilkington Group Limited, see Nippon Sheet Glass
• PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises
• Incorporated and PPG Industries Incorporated
• PPG Industries Incorporated
• PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk
• Saint-Gobain
• Sangalli Group
• SCHOTT AG
• SCHOTT Flat Glass BV, see Asahi Glass Company
• Limited and SCHOTT AG
• Sentinel Global Logistics LLC, see PG Group
• Shatterprufe Pty Limited, see PG Group
• Sierracin Corporation, see PPG Industries Incorporated
• Sisecam Group, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
• Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation
• Trayka Cam Sanayii AS, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam
• Fabrikalari AS
• Triveni Glass Limited
• Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
• Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
• Viglacera Corporation
• Vimexico SA de CV, see Nippon Sheet Glass
• Company and Vitro SAB de CV
• Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
• Vistawall Group, see CRH plc
• Vitro SAB de CV
• Zeledyne LLC

LIST OF TABLES

• Summary Table

• World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• World Population by Region
• World Building Construction Expenditures by Region & Sector
• World Residential Construction Expenditures by Region
• World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
• by Region
• World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
• World Motor Vehicle Industry Overview
• World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
• World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region

• World Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• World Float Glass Production Capacity by Region,
• Year-End 2007
• World Flat Glass Production by Region
• World Flat Glass Demand by Region

• World Flat Glass Demand by Market
• World Building Construction Markets for Flat Glass
• World Nonresidential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass
• World Residential Building Construction Market for Flat Glass
• World Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass
• World OEM Motor Vehicle Market for Flat Glass
• World Motor Vehicle Replacement Glass Market
• Other World Markets for Flat Glass

• North America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• North America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• North America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• United States -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• United States -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• United Sates -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Canada -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Canada -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Canada -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Mexico -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Mexico -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Mexico -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007

• Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• France -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• France -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• France -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Germany -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Germany -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Germany -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Italy -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Italy -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Italy -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Spain -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Spain -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Spain -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• United Kingdom -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• United Kingdom -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Other Western Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Western Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007

• Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• Australia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Australia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• China -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• China -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• India -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• India -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• India -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Japan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Japan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Japan -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• South Korea -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• South Korea -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• South Korea -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Taiwan -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Taiwan -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Thailand -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Thailand -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Thailand -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Vietnam -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Vietnam -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Vietnam -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Other Asia/Pacific -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Asia/Pacific -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007

• Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• Brazil -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Brazil -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Brazil -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Other Latin America -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Latin America -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
• Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• Poland -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Poland -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Poland -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Russia -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Russia -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Other Eastern Europe -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Eastern Europe -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007
• Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2007
• Iran -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Iran -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Iran -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Turkey -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Turkey -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Supply & Demand
• Other Africa/Mideast -- Flat Glass Demand by Market
• Other Africa/Mideast -- Float Glass Production Capacity by Country & Company, Year-End 2007

• World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007
• World Float Glass Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2007
• Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

• GDP per capita/Flat Glass Demand per capita
• Relationship, 2007

• Flat Glass Industry Flowchart

• World Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007