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Global Flat Glass Market: By Category: Fabricated, Non-Fabricated; By Technology: Float Glass, Sheet Glass, Rolled Glass; By Product Type; By Raw Material; By Application; By End Use Industry; Regional Analysis; Historical Market and Forecast (2015-2025); Market Dynamics; Competitive Landscape; Industry Events and Developments
Global Flat Glass Market Outlook
The global flat glass market reached a value of almost USD 111.3 billion in 2019. The industry is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% between 2020 and 2025 to attain a value of almost USD 162.4 billion by 2025.
The Asia Pacific is one of the most significant markets for flat glass globally and is also the largest producer of the product. The industry in the Asia Pacific region is projected to witness a healthy growth in the forecast period of 2020-2025, recording a CAGR of over 9%, which in turn, is expected to aid the growth of the global flat glass market.
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The global flat glass market is driven by its rising demand from key application areas, especially the automotive and construction sectors. Within the Asia Pacific, China is expected to dominate the market and is further expected to witness the fastest growth rate over the forecast period. As of 2019, China's flat glass production was around 80.15 million weight cases, also recording an increase of 10.29% year-on-year growth. Currently, the country is one of the largest producers of glass and related products with the highest number of glass-producing enterprises and flat glass production lines in the world. Further, India, another significant market for flat glass, is growing at a rate of 8% per year. In the Asia Pacific region, the increased demand for the construction of new houses, offices, buildings, and other infrastructure, is providing various opportunities to the industry for its growth, further leading to an increased penetration of key players in the region, which in turn, is aiding the overall growth of the industry.
The construction sector, among other end-use segments, is anticipated to account for the largest share in the global flat glass market over the forecast period. The increased infrastructure activities owing to rapid urbanisation and development of smart city projects is driving the growth of this segment, and in turn, is aiding the growth of the overall market.
Properties and Applications
Flat glass, also known as sheet glass, is manufactured in flat or plane form via the processing of floating molten glass on sheets of metal. It can also be bent, unlike container glass, as well as reused. It is used in the production of windows, glass doors, tabletops, furniture, transparent walls, windshields, solar cells, and windscreens, among other products.
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By category, the flat glass market is divided into:
- Fabricated
- Non-Fabricated
On the basis of technology, the industry is divided into:
- Float
- Sheet
- Rolled
The different product types available in the industry include:
- Basic Float
- Toughened
- Coated
- Laminated
- Insulated
- Extra Clear
- Others
On the basis of raw material, the industry is divided into:
- Sand
- Soda Ash
- Recycled Glass
- Dolomite
- Limestone
- Others
Flat glass finds application in sectors like:
- Safety and Security
- Solar Control
- Others
On the basis of end use industry, the market is divided into:
- Construction
- Automotive
- Solar Energy
- Electronics
- Others
The report also covers the regional markets in the global flat glass market like North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.
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Market Analysis
The global flat glass market is being driven by the rising product demand in automotive and construction industries. The flat glass market is experiencing increased demand with the growing urbanisation, rising infrastructure spending, and rapid development in the emerging economies across the globe. In the construction industry, glasses are being extensively used in windows, facades, doors, interior partitions, and railings, among other building parts, while in the automotive industry, it is used in windscreens, side and rear-side glazing, backlights, and sunroofs, among other parts. With the thriving construction sector, the industry is expected to witness a healthy growth in the forecast period.
With the rising focus on the aesthetic features of a house or office, the demand for decorative glasses with digital print technology is growing. The consumers are ready to spend more on products that provide excellent quality as well as are appealing to the eyes. Flat glass, owing to its flexible nature and other characteristics are preferred to make such decorative glasses, which is adding to the industry growth. Further, the growing demand for value-added products, for example, vehicle glazing in automotive sector, is expected to provide enhanced growth opportunities to the industry.
Rising environmental concerns among consumers and the growing demand for energy is leading to a shift towards renewable energy sources, resulting in the increased adoption of solar panels. The growing adoption of flat glass for solar-energy applications, such as photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, is providing a boost to the industry. Further, the governments across the nations are encouraging the use of renewable resources by providing subsidies for its installation. Thus, the growing solar energy market, along with the subsidies provided by the government for deploying renewable energy source, is further propelling the flat glass market globally.
Moreover, in the emerging economies like India and China, the industry is finding various opportunities for its expansion. The rising disposable incomes, increased consumer awareness, and rapid industrialisation is supporting the market growth in the region. The increased penetration of smartphones, supported by the thriving electronic sector in the region, is aiding the industry further owing to the use of flat glass as screen displays in smartphones and other electronic devices. It is anticipated that rise in the consumption of glass in the construction and automotive industries and for solar applications during the forecast period will drive the industry growth.
Competitive Landscape
The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global flat glass market, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers and acquisitions, investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:
- Asahi India Glass Limited
- Saint-Gobain
- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.
- CSG Holding Co., Ltd.
- Others
The comprehensive EMR report provides an in-depth assessment of the industry based on the Porter's five forces model along with giving a SWOT analysis.
1 Preface
2 Report Coverage – Key Segmentation and Scope
3 Report Description
3.1 Market Definition and Outlook
3.2 Properties and Applications
3.3 Market Analysis
3.4 Key Players
4 Key Assumptions
5 Executive Summary
5.1 Overview
5.2 Key Drivers
5.3 Key Developments
5.4 Competitive Structure
5.5 Key Industrial Trends
6 Snapshot
6.1 Global
6.2 Regional
7 Industry Opportunities and Challenges
8 Global Flat Glass Market Analysis
8.1 Key Industry Highlights
8.2 Global Flat Glass Historical Market (2015-2019)
8.3 Global Flat Glass Market Forecast (2020-2025)
8.4 Global Flat Glass Market by Category
8.4.1 Fabricated
8.4.1.1 Market Share
8.4.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.4.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.4.2 Non-Fabricated
8.4.2.1 Market Share
8.4.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.4.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.5 Global Flat Glass Market by Technology
8.5.1 Float Glass
8.5.1.1 Market Share
8.5.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.5.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.5.2 Sheet Glass
8.5.2.1 Market Share
8.5.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.5.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.5.3 Rolled Glass
8.5.3.1 Market Share
8.5.3.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.5.3.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6 Global Flat Glass Market by Product Type
8.6.1 Basic Float Glass
8.6.1.1 Market Share
8.6.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.2 Toughened Glass
8.6.2.1 Market Share
8.6.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.3 Coated Glass
8.6.3.1 Market Share
8.6.3.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.3.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.4 Laminated Glass
8.6.4.1 Market Share
8.6.4.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.4.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.5 Insulated
8.6.5.1 Market Share
8.6.5.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.5.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.6 Extra Clear Glass
8.6.6.1 Market Share
8.6.6.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.6.6.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.6.7 Others
8.7 Global Flat Glass Market by Raw Material
8.7.1 Sand
8.7.1.1 Market Share
8.7.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.7.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.7.2 Soda Ash
8.7.2.1 Market Share
8.7.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.7.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.7.3 Recycled Glass
8.7.3.1 Market Share
8.7.3.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.7.3.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.7.4 Dolomite
8.7.4.1 Market Share
8.7.4.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.7.4.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.7.5 Limestone
8.7.5.1 Market Share
8.7.5.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.7.5.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.7.6 Others
8.8 Global Flat Glass Market by Application
8.8.1 Safety and Security
8.8.1.1 Market Share
8.8.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.8.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.8.2 Solar Control
8.8.2.1 Market Share
8.8.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.8.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.8.3 Others
8.9 Global Flat Glass Market by End Use Industry
8.9.1 Construction
8.9.1.1 Market Share
8.9.1.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.9.1.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.9.2 Automotive
8.9.2.1 Market Share
8.9.2.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.9.2.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.9.3 Solar Energy
8.9.3.1 Market Share
8.9.3.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.9.3.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.9.4 Electronics
8.9.4.1 Market Share
8.9.4.2 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
8.9.4.3 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
8.9.5 Others
8.10 Global Flat Glass Market by Region
8.10.1 Market Share
8.10.1.1 North America
8.10.1.2 Europe
8.10.1.3 Asia Pacific
8.10.1.4 Latin America
8.10.1.5 Middle East and Africa
9 Regional Analysis
9.1 North America
9.1.1 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
9.1.2 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Breakup by Country
9.1.3.1 United States of America
9.1.3.2 Canada
9.2 Europe
9.2.1 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
9.2.2 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Breakup by Country
9.2.3.1 United Kingdom
9.2.3.2 Germany
9.2.3.3 France
9.2.3.4 Italy
9.2.3.5 Others
9.3 Asia Pacific
9.3.1 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
9.3.2 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
9.3.3 Breakup by Country
9.3.3.1 China
9.3.3.2 Japan
9.3.3.3 India
9.3.3.4 ASEAN
9.3.3.5 Australia
9.3.3.6 Others
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
9.4.2 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
9.4.3 Breakup by Country
9.4.3.1 Brazil
9.4.3.2 Argentina
9.4.3.3 Mexico
9.4.3.4 Others
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Historical Trend (2015-2019)
9.5.2 Forecast Trend (2020-2025)
9.5.3 Breakup by Country
9.5.3.1 Saudi Arabia
9.5.3.2 United Arab Emirates
9.5.3.3 Nigeria
9.5.3.4 South Africa
9.5.3.5 Others
10 Market Dynamics
10.1 SWOT Analysis
10.1.1 Strengths
10.1.2 Weaknesses
10.1.3 Opportunities
10.1.4 Threats
10.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
10.2.1 Supplier’s Power
10.2.2 Buyer’s Power
10.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
10.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
10.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
10.3 EMR’s Key Indicators for Demand
10.4 EMR’s Key Indicators for Price
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Price Analysis
13 Competitive Landscape
13.1 Market Structure
13.2 Key Players
13.3 Company Profiles
13.3.1 Asahi India Glass Limited
13.3.1.1 Company Overview
13.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
13.3.1.4 Certifications
13.3.2 Saint-Gobain
13.3.2.1 Company Overview
13.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
13.3.2.4 Certifications
13.3.3 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
13.3.3.1 Company Overview
13.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
13.3.3.4 Certifications
13.3.4 Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.
13.3.4.1 Company Overview
13.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
13.3.4.4 Certifications
13.3.5 CSG Holding Co., Ltd.
13.3.5.1 Company Overview
13.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
13.3.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
13.3.5.4 Certifications
13.3.6 Others
14 Industry Events and Developments
List of Figures and Tables
1. Global Flat Glass Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2015 and 2025
2. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Category (USD Billion), 2015-2019
3. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Category (USD Billion), 2020-2025
4. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Technology (USD Billion), 2015-2019
5. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Technology (USD Billion), 2020-2025
6. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Product Type (USD Billion), 2015-2019
7. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Product Type (USD Billion), 2020-2025
8. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Raw Material (USD Billion), 2015-2019
9. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Raw Material (USD Billion), 2020-2025
10. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Application (USD Billion), 2015-2019
11. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (USD Billion), 2020-2025
12. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by End Use Industry (USD Billion), 2015-2019
13. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by End Use Industry (USD Billion), 2020-2025
14. Global Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Region (USD Billion), 2015-2019
15. Global Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (USD Billion), 2020-2025
16. North America Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2015-2019
17. North America Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2020-2025
18. Europe Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2015-2019
19. Europe Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2020-2025
20. Asia Pacific Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2015-2019
21. Asia Pacific Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2020-2025
22. Latin America Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2015-2019
23. Latin America Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2020-2025
24. Middle East and Africa Flat Glass Historical Market: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2015-2019
25. Middle East and Africa Flat Glass Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (USD Billion), 2020-2025
26. Global Flat Glass Market Structure
Key Questions Answered in the Report
In 2019, the global flat glass market attained a value of nearly USD 111.3 billion.
The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% between 2020 and 2025.
The market is estimated to grow in the forecast period of 2020-2025 to reach about USD 162.4 billion by 2025.
The major drivers of the industry, such as the growing product demand from automotive and construction sectors, rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, growing infrastructure expenditure, rise in sales of consumer electronics, and growing technological advancements, are expected to aid the market growth.
The key trends guiding the growth of the market include the growing installation of solar panels with rising environmental concern, and favourable government initiatives.
The major regions in the industry are North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, with the Asia Pacific being the largest flat glass producing region.
Fabricated and non-fabricated glass are the major categories in the industry.
Float, sheet, and rolled glass are the significant technologies available in the industry.
Basic float, toughened, coated, laminated, insulated, and extra clear glass, among others, are the major product types available in the market.
Sand, soda ash, recycled glass, dolomite, and limestone, among others are the major raw materials for the product.
Safety and security and solar control, among others, are the significant applications of the product.
The major end use segments of the product include construction, automotive, solar energy, and electronics, among others.
The major players in the industry are Asahi India Glass Limited, Saint-Gobain, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., and CSG Holding Co., Ltd., among others.
Analyst Review
The global flat glass market attained a value of USD 111.3 billion in 2019, driven by the growing demand for consumer electronics and increased product utilisation in automotive and construction industries. Aided by the accelerated growth of solar industry, the market is expected to witness a further growth in the forecast period of 2020-2025, growing at a CAGR of 6.5%. The flat glass market is projected to reach USD 162.4 billion by 2025.
EMR’s meticulous research methodology delves deep into the market, covering the macro and micro aspects of the industry. Based on category, the industry can be bifurcated into fabricated and non-fabricated glass. On the basis of technology, the industry is divided into float, sheet, and rolled glass. On the basis of product type, the industry is categorised into basic float, toughened, coated, laminated, insulated, and extra clear glass, among others. Based on raw material, the industry is segregated into sand, soda ash, recycled glass, dolomite, and limestone, among others. On the basis of applications, the industry is divided into safety and security and solar control, among others. On the basis of end use segments, the industry is categorised into construction, automotive, solar energy, and electronics, among others. The major regional markets for the product are North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa, with the Asia Pacific being the largest producer of the product. The key players in the above market include Asahi India Glass Limited, Saint-Gobain, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., and CSG Holding Co., Ltd., among others.
EMR’s research methodology uses a combination of cutting-edge analytical tools and the expertise of their highly accomplished team, thus, providing their customers with market insights that are accurate, actionable, and help them remain ahead of their competition.
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