发布时间：2008.6

摘要

Countries covered: United States


US demand to grow 5% annually through 2012
US demand for advanced flat glass is expected to grow five percent annually, reaching $7.2 billion by 2012. This reflects the increasing acceptance and market penetration of a variety of advanced flat glass products, including laminated glass used in motor vehicle sidelites and sunroofs, and as antiburglary or ballistic glass; smart glass for solar control applications; self-cleaning glass; and heads-up display glass.

Promising “smart glass” beginning to commercialize
Among the advanced flat glass products which has held out the most promise is “smart glass,” which can automatically change its light transmission qualities as a means of saving energy and reducing heat gain in structures. While the expected impact of these products has been slow to develop, it appears that commercialization is finally beginning to materialize.

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Additional Information

Laminated glass products to increase market share
Laminated glass products, used in a variety of applications, including safety glass, ballistic glass, anti-burglary glass and hurricane glass, are increasing their share of total flat glass demand. These products possess much greater strength than competing tempered or annealed glass, offering performance advantages to a variety of flat glass users, including builders and manufacturers of motor vehicles, aircraft and other transportation equipment.

Motor vehicle market to remain dominant; architectural market to grow the most rapidly
Although motor vehicles will remain the largest single market for advanced glass products, more rapid gains will be posted in architectural markets. This will derive from a recovery in new home building activity, albeit from a weak 2007 base, coupled with the wide variety of new advanced flat glass products which are now penetrating the market. On the motor vehicle side, growth will be driven by the increasing inclusion of laminated sidelites, electrochromic mirrors and heads-up display screens, offset in part by slow growth in vehicle production and competition from plastic film products, particularly in solar control applications.

Study coverage
Details on these and other findings are contained in the new Freedonia industry study, Advanced Flat Glass. Available for $4500, this study analyzes the $5.6 billion US market for advanced flat glass products. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for the years 2012 and 2017 for security and safety glass (tempered and laminated vehicle safety glass, fire-rated glass, ballistic glass, burglary resistant glass and hurricane glass); solar control glass (lowemissivity glass, reflective glass and smart glass); and other advanced flat glass products (heads-up display windscreens, ultraclear and colorless glass, self-cleaning glass and miscellaneous products). In addition, the study considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles leading competitors.

目录及图表

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

General

Macroeconomic Overview

Demographic Trends

Consumer Spending Overview

Building Construction Expenditures

Residential Construction

Housing Starts

Housing Stock

Improvements & Repairs

Nonresidential Building Construction

Office & Commercial

Institutional

Industrial

Transportation & Other

Improvements & Repairs

Manufacturing Outlook

Transportation Industry Overview

Motor Vehicle Overview

Regulatory & Environmental Trends

Environmental Regulations

Building Code Regulations

Vehicle Safety Regulations

Legal Issues

International Activity

Foreign Trade

III. FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

General

Flat Glass Supply & Demand

Flat Glass Value-Added by Fabrication

Fabricated Flat Glass Demand

Architectural Flat Glass

Motor Vehicle Flat Glass

Other Markets for Flat Glass

Flat Glass Technology

Raw Materials

Types of Basic Flat Glass

Float Glass

Rolled Glass

Drawn Glass

Types of Finished Flat Glass Products

Laminated Glass

Tempered Glass

Insulating Glass

Research & Development

Competitive Materials

IV. PRODUCTS

General

Safety & Security Glass

Safety Glass

Laminated Safety Glass

Tempered Safety Glass

Ballistic Glass

Hurricane Glass

Fire-Rated Glass

Laminated Fire Glass

Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass

Burglary Resistant Glass

Solar Control Glass

Low-Emissivity Glass

Soft-Coat Low-E Glass

Hard-Coat Low-E Glass

Reflective Glass

Soft-Coat Reflective Glass

Hard-Coat Reflective Glass

Smart Glass

Electrochromic Glass

Smart Window Glass

Other Advanced Flat Glass Products

Heads-Up Display Windshields

Ultraclear & Colorless Glass

Self-Cleaning Glass

All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products

V. MARKETS

General

Motor Vehicle Markets

Original Equipment Markets

Automobiles

Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs

Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses

Motor Vehicle Aftermarket

Automobiles

Light Trucks, Vans & SUVs

Medium & Heavy Trucks & Buses

Architectural Markets

Residential Markets

New Housing Markets

Improvement & Repair Markets

Nonresidential Markets

Office & Commercial Markets

Institutional Markets

Industrial & Other Markets

Other Markets

Aerospace & Aircraft Markets

Appliance & Furniture Markets

Electronics Markets

All Other Markets

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

General

Market Share

Industry Restructuring

Cooperative Agreements

Marketing & Distribution

Competitive Strategies

COMPANY PROFILES

AGC Flat Glass North America Incorporated, see Asahi Glass

AGP Company, see American Glass Products

American Glass Products Company

Apogee Enterprises Incorporated

Armor USA Incorporated

Asahi Glass Company Limited

Automotive Components Holdings LLC, see Ford Motor

Belron US Incorporated, see D’Ieteren

Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated

CGI International Limited

CompuDyne Corporation

CRH plc

Custom Glass Corporation

Devon Glass and Filter, see O’Bryan Glass

D’Ieteren NV

FJ Gray & Company, see O’Bryan Glass

Ford Motor Company

Gentex Corporation

Global Security Glazing, see Standard Bent Glass

Gray Glass Company, see O’Bryan Glass

Guardian Industries Corporation

Hartung Glass Industries Incorporated

Innovative Glass Corporation

MACH Glass International

Magna International Incorporated

Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited

Norshield Security Products Incorporated, see CompuDyne

O’Bryan Glass Corporation

O’Keeffe’s Incorporated

Oldcastle Glass Incorporated, see CRH

Optera Incorporated, see Magna International

Pdc Glass and Metal Services Incorporated, see United Glass

Pilkington Group Limited, see Nippon Sheet Glass

PGT Incorporated

PPG Auto Glass LLC, see Apogee Enterprises & PPG

PPG Industries Incorporated

Research Frontiers Incorporated

Safelite Group Incorporated, see D’Ieteren

Safety and Fire-Rated Technology International, see O’Keeffe’s

SAGE Electrochromics Incorporated

Saint-Gobain

Sierracin Corporation, see PPG Industries

Spectrum Glass Company Incorporated

Standard Bent Glass Corporation

Swift Glass Company Incorporated

Tru Vue Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises

United Glass Corporation

Vimexico SA de CV, see Vitro and Nippon Sheet Glass

Viracon Incorporated, see Apogee Enterprises

Vistawall Group, see CRH

Visteon Corporation

Vitro SAB de CV

Wearing Williams Limited

Zeledyne LLC, see Ford Motor Company

Additional Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table

SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators

2 Population & Households

3 Personal Consumption Expenditures

4 Building Construction Expenditures

5 Residential Building Construction Expenditures

6 Private Housing Starts

7 Housing Stock by Type

8 Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures

9 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures

10 Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures

11 Manufacturers’ Shipments

12 Transportation Equipment Shipments

13 Motor Vehicle Indicators

SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

1 Flat Glass Supply & Demand

2 Flat Glass Demand & Value Added by Fabrication

3 Fabricated Flat Glass Demand

4 Architectural Flat Glass Demand

5 Motor Vehicle Flat Glass Demand

6 Other Markets for Flat Glass

7 Flat Glass Production Processes

SECTION IV - PRODUCTS

1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product

2 Safety & Security Glass Demand

3 Safety Glass Demand

4 Laminated Safety Glass Demand

5 Tempered Safety Glass Demand

6 Ballistic Glass Demand

7 Hurricane Glass Demand

8 Fire-Rated Glass Demand

9 Laminated Fire Glass Demand

10 Wire-Reinforced Fire Glass Demand

11 Burglary Resistant Glass Demand

12 Solar Control Glass Demand

13 Low-Emissivity Glass Demand

14 Soft-Coat Low- Emissivity Glass Demand

15 Hard-Coat Low-Emissivity Glass Demand

16 Reflective Glass Demand

17 Soft-Coat Reflective Glass Demand

18 Hard-Coat Reflective Glass Demand

19 Smart Glass Demand

20 Electrochromic Glass Demand

21 Smart Window Glass Demand

22 Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand

23 Heads-Up Windscreen Glass Demand

24 Ultraclear & Colorless Glass Demand

25 Self-Cleaning Glass Demand

26 All Other Advanced Flat Glass Products Demand

SECTION V - MARKETS

1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market

2 Motor Vehicle Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

3 Original Equipment Motor Vehicle Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

4 Motor Vehicle Aftermarket for Advanced Flat Glass

5 Architectural Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

6 Residential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

7 Advanced Flat Glass Demand in New Residential Markets

8 Residential Improvement & Repair Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

9 Nonresidential Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

10 Other Markets for Advanced Flat Glass

SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 Advanced Flat Glass Sales by Company, 2007

2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II - MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007

2 World Advanced Flat Glass Demand, 2007

SECTION III - FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

1 Flat Glass Industry Flowchart

SECTION IV - PRODUCTS

1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Product, 2007

SECTION V - MARKETS

1 Advanced Flat Glass Demand by Market, 2007

SECTION VI - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 Advanced Flat Glass Market Share by Company, 2007