The Flat Glass Market: Challenges and Opportunities.LYON, France -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide glass industry is now available to its catalogue. Flat Glass http://www.reportlinker.com/p053730/flat-glass.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Flat Glass in Thousands of Metric Tons. The major product segments analyzed are Float Glass Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating the molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the glass uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern window glass is float glass. , Sheet Glass, and Rolled Glass. The report also analyzes the market for Flat Glass by end-use segments - Construction (Residential, & Commercial), Automotive (OE Glazing, AGR AGR advanced gas-cooled reactor (Automotive Replacement Glass), and Speciality. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2010. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 263 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., AFG AFG Afghanistan (international vehicle registration) AFG American Financial Group AFG Assistance to Firefighters Grant AFG Arbeitsförderungsgesetz (German: Labor Advancement Law) AFG Accreditation for Growth Industries, Inc., Glaverbel SA, Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, Guardian Industries Corp., Nippon Sheet Glass Co, Ltd., Pilkington Group Ltd, PPG Industries PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) was founded in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. PPG is an American manufacturer of glass and chemical products, including automotive safety glass. , Inc., Schott Glasswerks/Schott Group, Sisecam Group (Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikairl A.S.), and Trakaya Cam. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. research and reported select online sources. Table of contents I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS II. Executive Summary 1. Market Overview II-1 2. Issues and Trends II-3 3. Product Overview II-8 I. Float Glass II-14 II. Sheet Glass II-15 III. Rolled Glass II-15 IV. High Strength Glass II-15 V. Laminated Glass Noun 1. laminated glass - glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering safety glass, shatterproof glass glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure II-16 VI. Reflective Glass II-17 VII. Low Emissivity Emissivity The ratio of the radiation intensity of a nonblack body to the radiation intensity of a blackbody. This ratio, which is usually designated by the Greek letter ε, is always less than or just equal to one. Glass II-18 VIII. Smart Glass II-18 IX. Insulating Glass (IG) Units II-18 X. Specialty Glass II-19 4. End-Use Perspective II-22 5. Technological Developments II-30 6. Regulatory Environment II-31 7. Product Innovations/Introductions II-33 8. Recent Industry Activity II-35 9. Focus on Select Players II-45 10. Global Market Perspective II-49 III. MARKET 1. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. III-1 2. Canada III-11 3. Japan III-15 4. Europe III-21 4a. France III-38 4b. Germany III-42 4c. Italy III-46 4d. The United Kingdom III-50 4e. Spain III-57 4f. Russia III-61 4g. Rest of Europe III-65 5. Asia-Pacific III-69 6. Middle East III-83 7. Latin America III-88 IV. COMPETITION 1. A/S Mirit-Glas (Denmark) IV-1 2. Abrisa Glass & Coatings, Inc. (USA) IV-2 3. AC Yule Group (UK) IV-4 4. Adriatic Glass & Mirrors Ltd. (Canada) IV-5 5. Ajdari Curved Glass Ind., Co. (P.J.S) (Iran) IV-5 6. Al Yusuf Group (Bahrain) IV-6 7. Alttoglass SA (Spain) IV-6 8. Anhui Huaguang Glass Group Company Limited (China) IV-7 9. Arcon-Dur GmbH & Co., Sicherheitsglas KG. (Germany) IV-8 10. Arman Jam Safety Glasses Ind. Factories (Iran) IV-9 11. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan) IV-10 12. Atlas Optical Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) IV-28 13. Bamo Float Glass (Russia) IV-29 14. Barber Glass Industries, Inc. (Canada) IV-29 15. Bartelt & Sohn OHG OHG Offene Handelsgesellschaft OHG Otto Hahn Gymnasium (Germany) OHG Old High German OHG Operators Harmonization Group (ITU) OHG Official Hotel Guide OHG One Hit Gamer (gaming) (Germany) IV-30 16. Beijing Plate Glass Group Co./Beijing Qinchang Glass Company Limited (China) IV-31 17. Beijing Qinchang Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-31 18. Belgium Glass Equipment SA (Belgium) IV-32 19. Berliner Glas KgaA Herbert Kubatz GmbH & Co. (Germany) IV-33 20. BGT BGT Busch Gardens Tampa BGT Britain's Got Talent (TV show) BGT Branch If Greater Than BGT Bodenseewerk Geraetetechnik GmbH (German defense company) BGT Be Glad To BGT Backpack Gear Test Bischoff Glastechnik AG (Germany) IV-34 21. BOR BOR Borough BOR Board Of Regents BOR Bureau Of Reclamation BOR Bill of Rights BOR Biology Of Reproduction (journal) BOR Borealis BOR Board Of Review BOR Beats of Rage (video game) Glassworks glass·work n. 1. a. The manufacture of glassware or glass. b. The cutting and fitting of glass panes; glaziery. 2. See glassware. 3. glassworks (used with a sing. (Russia) IV-35 22. California Glass Bending Corporation (USA) IV-35 23. Cameo Mirror & Glass (UK) IV-36 24. Cameron Glass, Inc. (USA) IV-37 25. Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. (USA) IV-38 26. Carlex Glass Company (USA) IV-41 27. Cebrace (Brazil) IV-41 28. Central Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan) IV-42 29. Chevallier Glass Et Lux (France) IV-46 30. China Glass Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. ) IV-47 31. China Luoyang Float Glass Group Co., Ltd. (China) IV-48 32. China Yaohua Glass Group Corporation (China) IV-51 33. Cobelver SA (Belgium) IV-53 34. Colonial Mirror And Glass Corporation (USA) IV-54 35. Commercial Insulating Glass Company (USA) IV-54 36. Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France) IV-55 37. Corning, Inc. (USA) IV-75 38. Cristal Mayoral SL (Spain) IV-86 39. Cristalerias Narvaez SL (Spain) IV-86 40. Cricursa Cristales Curvados SA (Spain) IV-87 41. CT Glass Ltd. (UK) IV-87 42. Dalian Asahi Float Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-88 43. Dap (Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to gain access to an X.500 directory listing. See LDAP. See also DAAP. Cau Sheet Glass Company (Vietnam) IV-88 44. Daver (France) IV-89 45. David Miroiterie Caen (France) IV-89 46. Dekormat Glass SL (Spain) IV-89 47. Dlubak Corporation (USA) IV-90 48. Dorset Glass Co., Ltd. (UK) IV-90 49. Dubiel Vitrum Zaklad Szklarski Andrzej Dubiel (Poland) IV-91 50. EOT (End Of Transmission) A character that signals the end of the current transmission. 1. (character) EOT - End Of Transmission 2. (storage) EOT - End Of Tape. A marker used on magnetic tapes. Impresa im·pre·sa n. An emblem or device with a motto. [Italian, undertaking, impresa; see impresario.] Individuale (Di Gianni Quaia) (Italy) IV-92 51. Eckelt Glas GesmbH (Austria) IV-92 52. Emirates Float Glass LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. ) IV-93 53. Erie Electroverre (Switzerland) IV-93 54. ERTL Glas Sro (Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ) IV-94 55. Euroglas (Germany) IV-95 56. EuropTec Group (Switzerland) IV-96 57. Expoverre (France) IV-98 58. F.J. Gray Glass Company (USA) IV-98 59. Finch Industries, Inc. (USA) IV-99 60. Flabeg GmbH (Germany) IV-99 61. Flachglas Sachsen GmbH (Germany) IV-100 62. Float Glass Industries Ltd. (UK) IV-101 63. Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. (China) IV-103 64. Galvolux SA (Switzerland) IV-105 65. Gardner And Newton (UK) IV-106 66. Gardner Glass Products, Inc. (USA) IV-107 67. Gemtron Corporation (USA) IV-107 68. GEPVP (Belgium) IV-107 69. Ghani Glass Ltd. (Pakistan) IV-108 70. Ghazvin Glass Co., Ltd. (Iran) IV-108 71. GLASI Zug AG (Switzerland) IV-109 72. Glas-Mayer GmbH & Co., KG. (Germany) IV-109 73. Glass Fab, Inc. (USA) IV-110 74. Glaswerke Arnold GmbH & Co., KG. (Germany) IV-110 75. Glaverilm GmbH (Germany) IV-111 76. Goddard & Gibbs Studios Ltd. (UK) IV-111 77. Gomelsteklo (Gomelglass) JSC JSC Johnson Space Center (NASA) JSC Joint Stock Company JSC Java Studio Creator JSC Joint Steering Committee JSC Joint Standing Committee JSC Journal of Symbolic Computation JSC Joint Scientific Committee (Belarus) IV-112 78. Guardian Industries Corporation (USA) IV-113 79. Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (India) IV-123 80. Gujarat Guardian Ltd. (India) IV-124 81. Gulati Glass Industries Pvt., Ltd. (India) IV-125 82. Gurind India Private Ltd. (India) IV-126 83. Hanglas (Korea) IV-127 84. Haryana Sheet Glass Ltd. (India) IV-128 85. Head West, Inc. (USA) IV-129 86. Hebei Daguangming Industry Group Co., Ltd. (China) IV-130 87. Hebei Jingniu Group (China) IV-131 88. Hecker Glastechnik GmbH & Co., KG. (Germany) IV-133 89. Hermanos Orozco SA (Spain) IV-134 90. Horizontal Tempering Glass Sarl (Lebanon) IV-135 91. Hubei Sanxia New Building Materials Co., Ltd. (China) IV-135 92. Huta Szkla w Jasle Sp. z. o.o. Grupa Kapitalowa Krosno (Poland) IV-136 93. HWA HWA Horror Writers Association HWA Here We Are HWA Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Hemlock Wooly Adelgid HWA Hot Wire Anemometry HWA Hazardous Waste Act HWA Hunter Water Australia (Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia) Hsia Glass Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) IV-137 94. I.V.B (France) IV-138 95. IAG IAG Insurance Australia Group IAG Information, Advice and Guidance IAG International Association of Geodesy IAG Interagency Agreement IAG International Association of Geomorphologists IAG International Association of Gerontology IAG International Audio Group Company Ltd. (India) IV-138 96. ILVA Srl (Italy) IV-139 97. Industrija Stakla Pancevo (Yugoslavia) IV-139 98. INTERPANE Glasgesellschaft mbH & Co., KG./ Interpane Glass Of Industry AG (Germany) IV-140 99. Interstyle Ceramic & Glass Limited (Canada) IV-141 100. Interver Securite SA (France) IV-143 101. Iran Float Glass Co. (Iran) IV-143 102. Irbit Glassworks (Russia) IV-144 103. Iso Mir (France) IV-144 104. ISOCLIMA SpA (Italy) IV-145 105. J.B.Treasure & Co., Ltd. (UK) IV-145 106. Jam Curved Glass Decoration (Iran) IV-146 107. Jiangmen ISN Noun 1. ISN - Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations International Relations and Security Network Float Glass Co., Ltd./Guangdong Jiangmen ISN Float Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-146 108. Jiangmen Yisheng Floating Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-147 109. Jiangsu Bluestar Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-147 110. Jiangsu Huarun Group Co., Ltd. (China) IV-148 111. Jiangsu Shd New Materials Co., Ltd. (China) IV-148 112. Johannes Rickert GmbH & Co., KG. (Germany) IV-149 113. JP Glass & Decor Ltd. (UK) IV-149 114. Jullich Glas Holding Zrt. (Hungary) IV-150 115. Juneng Glass Engineers, Inc. (China) IV-151 116. Jydsk Glassliberi (Denmark) IV-151 117. KAG-Kiln-Formed Architectural Glass (UK) IV-152 118. KINON Spiegel Wilsdruff GmbH (Germany) IV-152 119. Knights Glass (UK) IV-153 120. Kristal Maribor d.d. (Slovenia) IV-153 121. Kuang An Glass (Taiwan) IV-154 122. Lamberts Glasfabrik GmbH & Co., KG. (Germany) IV-154 123. Laminated Glass Corporation (USA) IV-155 124. Lamiver, Inc. (Canada) IV-156 125. Lasry Vitage Espana SL (Spain) IV-157 126. LECO Glas-, Spiegel- Und Kunststoff-Technik GmbH (Germany) IV-158 127. Letterkenny Glass Co., Ltd. (Ireland) IV-158 128. Longianese SpA (Italy) IV-159 129. Ludwig Mohren KG. (Germany) IV-160 130. Luoyang Glass Company Limited (China) IV-161 131. Lustro-Glass SC (Poland) IV-162 132. Magna Donnelly Corporation (USA) IV-163 133. Malaysian Sheet Glass Bhd. (Malaysia) IV-165 134. Marsco Manufacturing Co., LLC (USA) IV-166 135. Mawby & King Ltd. (UK) IV-167 136. McKoy Glass (New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ) IV-167 137. Mennes GmbH Spezialglas & Kunstofftechnik (Germany) IV-168 138. Mirodec Sarl (Lebanon) IV-168 139. Miroiterie de lEurope (France) IV-169 140. Miroiterie Dumaine (France) IV-169 141. Miroiterie Martin (Emaver) (France) IV-170 142. Miroiterie Vitrage Rennais (M.V.R.) (France) IV-170 143. Miroterie Generale (France) IV-170 144. Murero & Co. Srl (Italy) IV-171 145. Nalina Srl (Moldova) IV-171 146. National Glass Limited (New Zealand) IV-172 147. Naugatuck Glass Co. (USA) IV-175 148. Newport Glass Works Ltd.(USA) IV-176 149. Nicopan AS (Norway) IV-176 150. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan) IV-177 [...] 250. Visteon Corporation (USA) IV-322 251. Vitrages Isolants d Auvergne (France) IV-332 252. Vitro SA de CV (Mexico) IV-333 253. Vitrum & Glass SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. (DI Marenco & C.) (Italy) IV-336 254. Vostek (Russia) IV-336 255. VVP VVP Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (president of Russia) VVP Verification and Validation Plan VVP Virtual Volunteering Project VVP Venen-Verschluß-Plethysmographie VVP Valovoj Vnutrennij Produkt America (USA) IV-337 256. Wegier Glass Wojciech Wegier (Poland) IV-337 257. Xinfuxing Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-338 258. Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. (China) IV-339 259. Zanatta Vetro Srl (Italy) IV-343 260. Zhejiang Glass Co., Ltd. (China) IV-344 261. Zhuzhou Guangming Glass Group Co., Ltd. (China) IV-347 262. Zoujaj (Saudi Arabia) IV-348 263. Zvezda a.d. (Serbia And Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro (sûr`bēə, mŏn'tənē`grō), Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, former country of SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, a short-lived union (2003–6) of the republics of Serbia and the much ) IV-348 More market research reports? Go to http://www.reportlinker.com |
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