Worldwide Flat Glass Market: An Analysis

Table of Contents

1. Flat Glass Market: An Introduction

• 1.1 Production Process
• 1.2 Flat Glass - Value Chain

2. Market Overview

• 2.1 Worldwide Market
  • 2.1.1 Flat Glass Demand Growth
  • 2.1.2 Market Segmentation by Regions
  • 2.1.3 Flat Glass Market Outlook
• 2.2 China
  • 2.2.1 Flat Glass Market Share
• 2.3 India - Potential Opportunity
  • 2.3.1 Flat Glass Market Value
  • 2.3.2 Market Demand by Sectors

3. Market Drivers

• 3.1 Construction Market
• 3.2 Automotive Market
• 3.3 Specialty Market

4. Key Issues

• 4.1 Glass Majors Fined for Fixing Flat Glass Prices
• 4.2 Rising Production Costs in Chinese Glass Market
• 4.3 New Rules for Sheet Glass Production in China
• 4.4 Anti-dumping Duties Levied on Chinese Float Glass

5. Competitive Landscape

• 5.1 Worldwide Flat Glass Market Share
• 5.2 Flat Glass Majors - Capacity Comparison

6. Company Profiles

• 6.1 NSG Group
  • 6.1.1 Overview
  • 6.1.2 Business Strategies
  • 6.1.3 Expansion in both Mature & Emerging Markets
  • 6.1.4 Strategy for Automotive Market
• 6.2 Asahi
  • 6.2.1 Overview
  • 6.2.2 Business Strategies
  • 6.2.3 JIKKO-2010 Plan
  • 6.2.4 Flat Glass Business Strategy
• 6.3 Saint-Gobain
  • 6.3.1 Overview
  • 6.3.2 Business Strategies
  • 6.3.3 Focus on Emerging Markets
  • 6.3.4 Environment, Energy Efficiency and Innovation
• 6.4 Guardian
  • 6.4.1 Overview

List of Tables

• Flat Glass Market Outlook (2008-10)
• Worldwide Building Products Flat Glass Market by Sector (2006)
• Worldwide Construction Market - Projected Growth Rate (2006-11)
• Worldwide Automotive Glass Products Market by Sector (2006)
• Worldwide Light Vehicle Market - Projected Growth Rate (2008-13)
• Flat Panel Display Market - Projected Growth (2006-10)
• Solar Cells Market - Projected Growth (2006-11)

List of Charts

• Glass Industry Segmentation
• Flat Glass - Raw Material Composition
• Flat Glass - Value Chain
• Worldwide Flat Glass Demand - Growth Rate (1991-2007)
• Worldwide Flat Glass Market by Regions (2006)
• China - Float Glass Capacity Share by Companies (2006)
• Per Capita Glass Consumption by Country (2006)
• India - Glass Demand by End-Markets (2007)
• Worldwide Flat Glass Market by Segments (2007)
• Worldwide Flat Glass Capacity by Company (2006)
• Worldwide Float Glass Capacity Share (2006)
• NSG - Flat Glass Business - Revenue Breakup (2007)
• Asahi - Glass Segment - Revenue Breakup (2007)
• Saint-Gobain - Revenue by Business Segments (2007)