World Flat Glass

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Overview
  • 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 Outlook

III. WORLD FLAT GLASS OVERVIEW

• General
• Industry Flowchart
• Flat Glass Production Capacity by Region
• Flat Glass Utilization & Capacity Expansion Activity
  • Recent Expansion Activity (2004-2006)
  • Proposed Expansion Activity (through 2007)
• Flat Glass Production by Region
• Global Trade Flows in Flat Glass
• Flat Glass Demand by Region

IV. DEMAND BY MARKET

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

V. NORTH AMERICA

• North America
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

VI. WESTERN EUROPE

• Western Europe
• Belgium
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Other Western Europe

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC

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

VIII. OTHER REGIONS

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

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

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

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • ACI Distribution, see Vitro SA de CV
  • AFG Industries Incorporated, see Asahi Glass
  • Apogee Enterprises Incorporated
  • Automotive Components Holding LLC, see Ford Motor
  • Asahi Glass Company Limited
  • Automotive Glass Company, see Asahi Glass
  • Bor Glassworks, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
  • Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated
  • Cebrace Cristal Plano Limitada, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Saint-Gobain
  • Central Glass Company Limited
  • CRH plc
  • Cristal Laminado o Templado SA de CV, see PPG Industries Incorporated
  • Display Glass Alliance Incorporated, see Central Glass
  • Company, HanGlas Corporation and Saint-Gobain
  • Flat Glass Company, see Asahi Glass Company Limited
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Fuyao Group Glass Industries Company Limited
  • Glass South Africa Pty Limited, see PG Group
  • Guardian Industries Corporation
  • Harmon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
  • Inveca Pittsburgh CA, see PPG Industries Incorporated
  • HanGlas Corporation
  • Hankuk Glass Industries Incorporated, see HanGlas Corporation and Saint-Gobain
  • KCC Corporation
  • Luoyang Glass Company Limited
  • Magna International Incorporated
  • Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited
  • Northwestern Industries Incorporated, see Central Glass
  • Oldcastle Glass Incorporated, see CRH plc
  • PFG Building Glass Pty Limited, see PG Group
  • PG Group
  • Pilkington plc, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited
  • PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises Incorporated and PPG Industries Incorporated
  • PPG Industries Incorporated
  • PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk
  • Saint-Gobain
  • SCHOTT AG
  • SCHOTT Glaverbel BV, see Asahi Glass and SCHOTT AG
  • Shatterprufe Pty Limited, see PG Group
  • Sisecam Group, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
  • Solaglass Limited, see Saint-Gobain
  • Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation
  • Trakya Cam Sanayii AS, see Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
  • Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
  • Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari AS
  • United L-N Glass Incorporated, see Nippon Sheet Glass
  • Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America Incorporated, see Saint-Gobain
  • Vidrieria Argentina SA, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Saint-Gobain
  • Vidrios Lirquen SA, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Saint-Gobain
  • Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises
  • Visteon Corporation
  • Vitro AFG SA de CV, see Asahi Glass Company Limited and Vitro SA de CV
  • Vitro Flex SA de CV, see Visteon Corporation and Vitro SA de CV
  • Vitro Plan SA de CV, see Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited and Vitro SA de CV
  • Vitro SA de CV