Abstract
Market for flat glass has always been driven by the demand for building glass
and automotive glass, which in turn depend on economic growth. Both automotive
and construction sector have been impacted by the current global economic
recession. Real estate market is particularly going through a tough phase and
is expected to remain sluggish for the remaining quarters of this year.
However, new applications for glass would contribute to market growth. For
example, innovation in vehicle glazing and architectural application could add
to market growth. Vehicle producers are targeting glass manufacturers who can
help them to produce vehicles with apparent differentiation.
The global market for flat glass is dominated by Europe, China and North
America. These three regions account for more than two-thirds of global market
demand. Emerging markets, like India, with extremely low per capita
consumption of glass present a potential growth opportunity.
The world' s top four companies are NSG Group, AGC, Saint-Gobain and Guardian
Industries. In terms of geographic reach, NSG Group and AGC lead the rest. For
automotive glazing, there are three major players - NSG/Pilkington, Asahi and
Saint-Gobain.
By combining SPSS Inc.' s data integration and analysis capabilities with our
relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We
employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry
and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction
of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship
between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable
was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.
The report analyzes the global flat glass market. It analyzes the worldwide,
Chinese and Indian markets. Apart from providing a competitive landscape of
the market, the report also profiles the major flat glass producers, with a
discussion of their key business strategies. It also analyzes the major
end-markets (construction and automotive) and the trends prevalent in them.
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