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Glass Fibers - Global Strategic Business Report
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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Glass Fibers in Thousand Tons by the following Product Types: Glass Wool, and Textile Glass Fiber. The specific end-use segments analyzed are: Glass Wool - Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, & Others; and Textile Glass Fiber - Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics, & Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.
The report profiles 72 companies including many key and niche players such as AGY Holding Corp., China Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Jushi Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing International Compound Materials Co., Ltd., Guardian Fiberglass, Inc., Johns Manville Corporation, Knauf, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., Owens Corning, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain Isover, Saint-Gobain Vetrotex, Taishan Fiberglass, Inc., and Uralita Group.
Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
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The report profiles 72 companies including many key and niche players such as AGY Holding Corp., China Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Jushi Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing International Compound Materials Co., Ltd., Guardian Fiberglass, Inc., Johns Manville Corporation, Knauf, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., Owens Corning, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain Isover, Saint-Gobain Vetrotex, Taishan Fiberglass, Inc., and Uralita Group.
Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
Please note: Reports are sold as single-site single-user licenses. Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks.
For information on site licence pricing please click on Enquire before buying
Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS II-1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations II-1
Disclaimers II-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level II-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics II-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study II-3
Glass Wool II-4
End-Use Segments II-4
Housing Construction II-4
Non-Residential Construction II-4
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-5
Others II-5
Textile Glass Fibers II-5
End Use Segments II-5
Construction II-5
Automotive II-5
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-6
Marine II-6
Consumer Goods II-6
Paper & Fabrics II-6
Others II-6
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-7
Glass Fiber - Gaining Omnipresence Status II-7
Recession & Recovery II-7
Table 1: GDP Growth Trend Across Major Economies: 2009-2012E
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Construction Industry II-9
Recession and Construction Industry II-9
Nonresidential Building Market II-10
Residential Building II-10
Automobile Industry II-10
Table 2: Worldwide Automobile Industry: Annual Sales Figures
for Automobiles* in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-11
Table 3: Worldwide Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Automobiles* in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
Consumer and Electronic Goods II-12
Factors Influencing the Market II-13
Challenges Faced II-13
Textile Glass Fibers II-13
Glass Wool Market II-14
US - Ceding Market Share II-15
Enter ‘The Dragon' II-15
Competitive Scenario II-15
Table 4: World Fiberglass Production by Leading Players
(2009): Percentage Breakdown of Output for Owen Corning,
Saint Gobain, China Fiberglass Co., Ltd., PPG Industries,
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp., Taishan Fiberglass,
and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16
3. TRENDS AND ISSUES II-17
Advanced Materials Challenge Glass Dominance in Reinforcement
Market II-17
Demand for Glass Fiber in Niche Applications II-17
Glass Fiber Manufacturing Shifts to Asia II-17
New Application Areas for Reinforced Plastics II-18
Eco-codes for Buildings Drive Sales of Insulation Products II-18
Increasing Use of Recycled Materials II-19
Thriving Glass Fiber Mat Market II-19
Long-Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene - A Growing Market II-19
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-20
Glass Fiber - An Introduction II-20
Key Features II-20
Table 5: Physical Properties of Glass Fibers II-20
Table 6: Electrical Properties of Glass Fibers II-21
Health Hazards II-21
A Brief History II-21
Glass Fiber Production Process II-21
Types of Glass Fibers II-22
On Basis of Geometry II-22
Glass Wool II-22
Glass Wool for Insulation II-23
Competing Insulation Products II-23
Textile Glass Fiber II-23
Reinforcement of Composites II-24
On Basis of Composition II-25
Types of Glass Fibers II-26
Characteristics of Select Types of Glass Fiber II-26
A-Glass II-26
C-Glass II-27
D-Glass II-27
E-Glass II-27
S-Glass II-27
Table 7: Structural Composition of Various Glass Fibers II-28
Commercial Forms of Glass Fiber: An Insight into Select Products II-28
Fiberglass Roving II-28
Woven Rovings II-29
Fiberglass Mats II-29
Textile Yarns II-29
Texturized Yarn II-30
Carded Glass Fiber II-30
Other Products II-30
Glass Fiber Filters II-30
Hybrid Fibers II-30
Fiber Glass Ladders II-30
Specialty Glass Fiber II-30
Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Mesh II-31
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GRC) II-31
Quality Control in Glass Fibers II-31
Glass Fiber Recycling II-31
5. END-USE MARKETS II-32
Glass Wool II-32
End-Use Segments II-32
Housing Construction II-32
Non-Residential Construction II-32
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-32
Others II-32
Textile Glass Fibers II-32
End Use Segments II-33
Construction II-33
Automotive II-33
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-33
Marine II-33
Consumer Goods II-33
Paper & Fabrics II-34
Others II-34
6. RAW MATERIALS II-35
Silica II-35
Types of Silica II-35
Metal Oxides II-35
7. SUBSTITUTES TO GLASS FIBERS II-36
Basalt Fiber II-36
Basalt Woven Fabric II-36
Basalt Chopped Fiber II-36
Basalt Roving and Yarns II-36
Foamed Plastics II-36
Others II-36
Advanced Fibers II-36
Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) II-36
Commingled Fiber Roving II-37
Natural Fibers II-37
8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-38
Owens Corning Unveils New Grades of Short Glass Fiber
Reinforcements II-38
AGY Rolls Out S-3 HDI™ Glass Fiber for High Performance PCBs II-38
Owens Corning Introduces HydroStrand™ Glass Fiber II-38
AGY Introduces New Sizing System for E-Glass Yarns II-39
Guardian Introduces New Fiberglass Insulation with ecoGuard™
Technology II-39
aerodyn Qualifies PPG's HYBON® 2206 Direct Roving Fiberglass II-39
Owens Corning Rolls Out OptiFlow™ Reinforcements II-39
AGY Introduces E-Glass Fiber in Europe II-40
AGY Launches S-1 HM™ Rovings II-40
Knauf Insulation Introduces New Line of Glass Wool Products II-40
Johns Manville Rolls Out StabilStrand® II-41
Knauf Improves Friendly Feel® Duct Wrap Using ECOSE® Technology II-41
Knauf Introduces Sonic XP™ Duct Liner II-41
AGY Launches S-1 Glass™ Fiber II-41
3B Unveils AdvantexTM DS 2200-13P Chopped Strand II-42
AGY Launches HPB Glass Fiber for Use in Medical Device Implant II-42
AGY Rolls Out L-Glass Fiber for Printed Wiring Board II-42
PPG Industries Introduces Mil-Tough Inorganic Composite Binder
Panels II-43
Gibson Enterprises and Jushi Group Unveil E6 Enhanced Glass Fiber II-43
PPG Industries Rolls Out Hybon 2026 Fiber Glass Roving in China II-43
Knauf Introduces Redi-Klad™ Fiber Glass Pipe Insulation II-44
AGY Unveils New Quicksilver and Featherlight Glass Fibers II-44
Primalex Introduces New Glass Fiber Wallpapers II-44
RTP Unveils PEEK Impact Resistant Fiber II-44
AGY Introduces New S-Series™ High Performance Materials
Product Line II-44
CertainTeed Launches DryRight™ Fiberglass Insulation II-45
Knauf Insulation Unveils EcoBatt™ Glasswool Insulation II-45
Ticona Engineering Polymers Launches Hostaform Long Glass
Fiber Acetal Copolymer II-45
9. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS IN THE RECENT PAST II-46
Hexcel Introduces Fiber Glass Fabric for Surfboards II-46
Johns Manville Introduces Novel Microfiber II-46
Owens Launches FIBERGLAS™ Pipe Insulation II-46
PPG Expands TufRov LFT Product Line II-46
Owens Corning Unveils Next Generation Glass Fibers II-46
Unitika Unveils Fire-Proof Glass Fiber Textile II-47
10. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-48
China Fiberglass Takes Over Full Equity Stake in Jushi Group II-48
China Fiberglass to Purchase 50% Stake in P-D Jushi Interglas II-48
Guardian Fiberglass to Expand Production at Olive Branch Facility II-48
Nanocyl and 3B-Fiberglass Ink Agreement II-48
Granite Equity Partners Snaps Up GEOTEK II-49
AGY Acquires Stake in Shanghai Grace Technology II-49
Gulf Craft Selects Garmin for Outfitting Two Yacht and Boat
Brands II-49
Doshion-Veolia to Ink Memorandum of Understandings II-49
Reinforced Plastic System Takes Over Chautauqua Fiberglass II-49
Hitachi Zosen Buys Controlling Stake in Nippon Basic
Technology Laboratory II-50
Knauf Insulation to Commence Full Production of EcoBatt
Glasswool Insulation II-50
CertainTeed Insulation Takes Over OFI Income Fund II-50
Sabic Acquires RheMax Branded Compounds Line from RheTech II-50
Glasswool Insulation Technology Establishes New Company II-51
Neman Glassworks to Establish Glass Wool Plant II-51
California Mantel Takes Over Sierra Concrete Design II-51
Owens Corning Converting Composite Glass Making Facilities II-51
China Fiberglass to Establish Factory II-51
China Fiberglass to Make Investment in Fiberglass Projects II-52
Solid Concepts Takes Over Composite Tooling Technologies II-52
Group DKG Purchases An-Cor Industrial Plastics II-52
Jushi (India) FRP Accessories to invest in Fiber Glass Plant II-52
Frontline Strategy Buys Stake in Shriram SEPL Composites II-52
Saint-Gobain Purchases Interest in MAG from Nippon Sheet Glass II-52
AGY Acquires Continuous Filament Mat Business from Owens Corning II-53
AGY Expands Manufacturing Capacity of S-2 Glass® Fiber Products II-53
Platinum Equity Buys Two Composite Production Plants from
Owens Corning II-53
Glass Fiber Technology Opens Fiberglass Factory II-53
Glass Fiber Technology and ARKEMA Sign Agreement II-54
Saleh & Abdulaziz Abahsain Company Establish Fiber Glass Plant II-54
Owens Corning to Increase Production Capacity II-54
Joussour Company Purchases Majority Stake in Eastern
Petrochemicals Company II-54
PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to Increase Fiber Glass Production II-55
Fiberex Technologies Bags Contract from Eastern Petrochemicals
Company II-55
CTG Starts Work on Alkali-Free Direct-Melt Glass Fiber
Production Line II-55
URSA Insulation to Set Up Glass Wool Plant in UK II-56
11. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RECENT PAST II-57
Owens Acquires Saint-Gobain Subsidiary II-57
World Bank Subsidiary to Acquire Stake in Owens Corning India II-57
Crane Takes Over Owens' Composite Business II-57
Euramax Acquires Select Businesses from Owens Corning Fabwel II-57
China Fiberglass Raises Stake in Jushi II-57
Sintex Acquires Majority Stake in Wausaukee Composites II-57
ZCL Acquires XAHC II-58
AGY Raises Production Capacity II-58
Asahi to Divest Fiber Glass Business II-58
AGY Acquires Owens Corning's CFM Business II-58
Guardian to Establish Manufacturing Facility in Washington II-58
PPG and Devold Enter into a Joint Venture II-58
RTP Company Expands Long Fiber Thermoplastics Production in China II-59
Gunther Kast Invests in Hungary to Expand Production Capacity
of Fiber Glass Fabric II-59
Saint-Gobain Isover Aims to Construct New Glass Wool Factory
in France II-59
PPG Sets Up Waste Glass Recycling Plant II-60
Owens Corning Acquires Composites Solutions Division of Asahi
Fiber Glass II-60
Ahlstrom to Invest in US Glass Fiber Facility II-60
Glass Fiber to Start a Manufacturing Plant in Tucson II-61
Fiberex Glass and Taishan Fiberglass Enter into an Alliance II-61
Owens Corning India Expands Glass Fabric Knitting Line II-61
Zamil Industrial Investment Takes Over Arabian Fiberglass
Insulation Company II-62
Saint-Gobain Acquires BPB II-62
Teknik Izolasyon Merges with Izocam II-62
China Fiberglass Signs Equity Transfer Agreement with Sorist
Financial II-62
Helm Enters Distribution Agreement with Jushi II-63
Fiber Glass Systems Starts New Factory in China II-63
Twiga Fiberglass Starts 10,000 TPA Fiberglass Wool Insulation
Plant in India II-63
Chongqing International Compound Materials Starts Glass Fiber
Production Base in China II-63
12. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-64
AGY Holding Corp (USA) II-64
China Fiberglass Co., Ltd. (China) II-64
Jushi Group Co., Ltd. (China) II-64
Chongqing International Compound Materials Co., Ltd. (China) II-65
Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. (USA) II-65
Johns Manville Corporation (USA) II-66
Knauf (Germany) II-66
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-67
Owens Corning, Inc. (USA) II-67
PPG Industries, Inc. (USA) II-67
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France) II-68
Saint-Gobain Isover (France) II-68
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex (Germany) II-68
Taishan Fiberglass, Inc. (China) II-69
Uralita Group (Spain) II-69
13. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-70
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-70
Table 9: World Historic Review for Glass Fibers by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-71
Table 10: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-72
Product Segment Market Analytics II-73
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-73
Table 12: World Historic Review for Glass Wool by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-74
Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-75
Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-76
Table 15: World Historic Review for Textile Glass Fiber by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-77
Table 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fiber by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-78
End Use Market Analytics II-79
Glass Wool by End-Use II-79
Table 17: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Housing Construction Market by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-79
Table 18: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Housing Construction Market by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-80
Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Housing Construction Market by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-81
Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Non-Residential Construction Market
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-82
Table 21: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Non-Residential Construction Market by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-83
Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Non-Residential Construction Market by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84
Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Industrial/Commercial Equipment
Market by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-85
Table 24: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Industrial/Commercial Equipment Market by Geographic Region
- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-86
Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Industrial/Commercial Equipment Market by Geographic Region
- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-87
Table 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Others Market by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009
through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-88
Table 27: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Others Market by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-89
Table 28: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Others Market by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-90
Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use II-91
Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Construction Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-91
Table 30: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Construction Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-92
Table 31: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Construction Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-93
Table 32: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Automotive Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-94
Table 33: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Automotive Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-95
Table 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Automotive Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-96
Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Industrial/Commercial
Equipment Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-97
Table 36: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Industrial/Commercial Equipment Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-98
Table 37: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Industrial/Commercial Equipment Industry by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-99
Table 38: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Marine Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-100
Table 39: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Marine Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-101
Table 40: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Marine Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-102
Table 41: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Consumer Goods Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-103
Table 42: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Consumer Goods Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-104
Table 43: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Consumer Goods Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-105
Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Paper & Fabrics Industry
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-106
Table 45: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Paper & Fabrics Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-107
Table 46: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Paper & Fabrics Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-108
Table 47: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Other Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-109
Table 48: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Other Industries by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-110
Table 49: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Other Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-111
14. THE UNITED STATES II-112
A.Market Analysis II-112
Outlook II-112
Impact of Recession II-112
US Faces Stiff Competition from China II-112
Segment Review II-112
Textile Glass Fiber II-112
Glass Wool II-113
Table 50: North American Insulation Market (2010):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Glass Wool,
Plastic Foam, Stone Wool and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-114
Overview of Major End-Use Markets II-114
Construction Market II-114
Table 51: Housing Starts in the United States (2006-2012):
Yearly Breakdown of Number of Housing Starts (In 000
Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-115
Table 52: Building Permits in the United States (2006- Mar
2011): Yearly Breakdown of Number of Permits (In 000s)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-116
Congress Extends Energy Tax Credit II-116
Automobile Market II-116
Table 53: US Automobile Industry Annual Production Figures
by Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000' Units
for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-117
Rising Demand for Fiberglass Windows II-118
Competition II-118
Table 54: US Glass Fiber Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Revenue Share for Leading Players in the US
Glass Fiber Market for Owens Corning, Johns Manville,
Certain Teed, PPG, Knauf Insulation and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-118
B.Market Analytics II-119
Table 55: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119
Table 56: US Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119
Table 57: US 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Glass
Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-120
Table 58: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysi for Glass
Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/ Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-121
Table 59: US Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use
Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-122
Table 60: US 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by End-Use
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-123
Table 61: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-124
Table 62: US Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by
End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive, Industrial/
Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper &
Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-125
Table 63: US 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-126
15. CANADA II-127
A.Market Analysis II-127
Outlook II-127
Major End-Use Markets: An Insight II-127
Construction Market II-127
Table 64: Housing Starts in Canada (2006-2010): Breakdown
of Number of Housing Starts by Province (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-128
Automotive Market II-128
Table 65: Canadian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-129
B.Market Analytics II-129
Table 66: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-129
Table 67: Canadian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130
Table 68: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130
Table 69: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-131
Table 70: Canadian Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-132
Table 71: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-133
Table 72: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabric and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-134
Table 73: Canadian Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-135
Table 74: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-136
16. JAPAN II-137
A.Market Analysis II-137
Outlook II-137
Overview of Major End-Use Markets II-137
Construction Market II-137
Table 75: Annual Housing Starts in Japan (2006-2011) (
includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-138
Insulation Products Market: An Overview II-138
Table 76: Insulation Market in Japan (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues for Foamed Plastics, Glass
Fiber, Mineral Wool, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-138
Automotive Market II-139
Table 77: Japanese Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139
B.Market Analytics II-140
Table 78: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140
Table 79: Japanese Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140
Table 80: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-141
Table 81: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-142
Table 82: Japanese Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-143
Table 83: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-144
Table 84: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-145
Table 85: Japanese Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-146
Table 86: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-147
17. EUROPE II-148
A.Market Analysis II-148
Outlook II-148
Housing Slowdown Affects Glass Wool Insulation Market II-148
Table 87: European Insulation Market (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues for Plastic Foam, Glass Wool,
Stone Wool and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-148
Energy Efficiency to Drive Growth II-149
EU Imposes New Tax Tariff on Chinese Imports II-149
Highly Consolidated Glass Wool Industry II-149
End-Use Industries - An Insight II-149
Construction Industry II-149
Government Initiatives for the Construction Industry in
Select European Countries II-150
Regulations II-150
Passive House Building Standard: An Introduction II-150
Overview of the Automobile Industry II-151
Table 88: European Automobile Industry: Annual Sales
Figures for Automobiles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-151
Table 89: European Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Automobiles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-152
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Market II-152
Table 90: European Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Market
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume
for Germany, Italy, UK, France, Nordic Countries, Benelux,
Eastern Europe and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-152
Table 91: European Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Market
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume by
End Use Segments for Construction, Transport, Electronics,
Sports & Leisure and Other Markets (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-153
B.Market Analytics II-153
Table 92: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-153
Table 93: European Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK Spain, Russia
and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-154
Table 94: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-155
Table 95: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-156
Table 96: European Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-156
Table 97: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-157
Table 98: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-158
Table 99: European Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,
Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-159
Table 100: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-160
Table 101: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-161
Table 102: European Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-162
Table 103: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-163
Table 104: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-164
Table 105: European Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK,
Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-165
Table 106: European 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest
of Europe Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-166
Table 107: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-167
Table 108: European Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures i n Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-168
Table 109: European 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-169
17A. FRANCE II-170
A.Market Analysis II-170
Outlook II-170
Automobile Industry II-170
Table 110: French Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-170
B.Market Analytics II-171
Table 111: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-171
Table 112: French Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-171
Table 113: French 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-172
17B. GERMANY II-173
A.Market Analysis II-173
Outlook II-173
Automobile Industry II-173
Table 114: German Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-173
B.Market Analytics II-174
Table 115: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-174
Table 116: German Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-174
Table 117: German 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-175
17C. ITALY II-176
A.Market Analysis II-176
Outlook II-176
Automobile Industry II-176
Table 118: Italian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-176
B.Market Analytics II-177
Table 119: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-177
Table 120: Italian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-177
Table 121: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-178
17D. THE UNITED KINGDOM II-179
A.Market Analysis II-179
Outlook II-179
Construction Industry II-179
Housing Starts: Effect of Budget Cuts II-179
Automobile Industry II-180
Table 122: UK Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-180
B.Market Analytics II-181
Table 123: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-181
Table 124: UK Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-181
Table 125: UK 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-182
17E. SPAIN II-183
A.Market Analysis II-183
Outlook II-183
Automobile Industry II-183
Table 126: Spanish Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-183
B.Market Analytics II-184
Table 127: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-184
Table 128: Spanish Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-184
Table 129: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-185
17F. RUSSIA II-186
A.Market Analysis II-186
Outlook II-186
Automobile Industry II-186
Table 130: Russian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-186
Construction Industry II-186
Table 131: Russian Insulation Market (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Stone Wool, Plastic
Foam, and Glass Wool (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-187
Glass Wool Market - A Sneak Peak II-187
Table 132: Leading Import Countries in the Russian Glass
Wool Market (2008): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-187
B.Market Analytics II-188
Table 133: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-188
Table 134: Russian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-188
Table 135: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-189
17G. REST OF EUROPE II-190
A.Market Analysis II-190
Outlook II-190
Automobile Industry II-190
Table 136: Rest of Europe Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-190
B.Market Analytics II-191
Table 137: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-191
Table 138: Rest of Europe Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-191
Table 139: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-192
18. ASIA-PACIFIC II-193
A.Market Analysis II-193
Outlook II-193
Insulation Market in the Far East II-193
Table 140: Insulation Market in China and Southeast Asia
(2010E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Plastic
Foam, Glass Wool, Stone Wool, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-194
Automotive Industry II-194
Table 141: Asia-Pacific Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Automobile Industry in ‘000' Units
for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-195
Taiwan, China Prospects Better Electronic Glass Fiber Yarn
Turnout II-195
B.Market Analytics II-196
Table 142: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - China and
Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-196
Table 143: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-196
Table 144: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-197
Table 145: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-198
Table 146: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-198
Table 147: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-199
Table 148: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by Geographic Region - China and
Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-200
Table 149: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-200
Table 150: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-201
Table 151: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-202
Table 152: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-203
Table 153: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-204
Table 154: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by Geographic Region -
China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-205
Table 155: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-205
Table 156: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-206
Table 157: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-207
Table 158: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-208
Table 159: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-209
18A. CHINA II-210
A.Market Analysis II-210
Outlook II-210
Chinese Glass Fiber Industry: A Bird's Eye View II-210
Glass Wool Market - An Insight II-211
End-Use Segment: An Insight II-211
Construction Market II-211
Automotive Market II-211
Table 160: Chinese Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-212
Production Scenario II-212
Table 161: Production Capacity of Major Glass Fiber
Companies in China (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/
Chart) II-213
Anti-Dumping Cases to Hurt Exports II-213
B.Market Analytics II-214
Table 162: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-214
Table 163: Chinese Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-214
Table 164: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-215
18B. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC II-216
A.Market Analysis II-216
Outlook II-216
Automobile Industry II-216
Table 165: Rest of Asia-Pacific Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-216
B.Market Analytics II-217
Table 166: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current &
Future Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass
Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-217
Table 167: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-217
Table 168: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-218
19. THE MIDDLE EAST II-219
A.Market Analysis II-219
Outlook II-219
Construction Sector in the Middle East II-219
Automobile Industry II-220
Table 169: Middle East & Africa Automobile Industry: Annual
Sales Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-220
B.Market Analytics II-220
Table 170: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-220
Table 171: Middle East Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-221
Table 172: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-221
Table 173: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-222
Table 174: Middle East Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-223
Table 175: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-224
Table 176: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-225
Table 177: Middle East Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-226
Table 178: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-227
20. LATIN AMERICA II-228
A.Market Analysis II-228
Outlook II-228
Automotive Market II-228
Table 179: Latin American Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-228
B.Market Analytics II-229
Table 180: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-229
Table 181: Latin American Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-229
Table 182: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-230
Table 183: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/
Commercial Equipment and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-231
Table 184: Latin American Historic Analysis for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-232
Table 185: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-233
Table 186: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-234
Table 187: Latin American Historic Analysis for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-235
Table 188: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-236
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 72 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 87)
Region/Country Players
The United States II-20
Canada II-1
Japan II-5
Europe II-25
France II-1
Germany II-7
The United Kingdom II-4
Spain II-2
Rest of Europe II-11
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) II-30
Latin America II-1
Africa II-1
Middle-East II-4
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations II-1
Disclaimers II-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level II-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics II-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study II-3
Glass Wool II-4
End-Use Segments II-4
Housing Construction II-4
Non-Residential Construction II-4
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-5
Others II-5
Textile Glass Fibers II-5
End Use Segments II-5
Construction II-5
Automotive II-5
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-6
Marine II-6
Consumer Goods II-6
Paper & Fabrics II-6
Others II-6
2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-7
Glass Fiber - Gaining Omnipresence Status II-7
Recession & Recovery II-7
Table 1: GDP Growth Trend Across Major Economies: 2009-2012E
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Construction Industry II-9
Recession and Construction Industry II-9
Nonresidential Building Market II-10
Residential Building II-10
Automobile Industry II-10
Table 2: Worldwide Automobile Industry: Annual Sales Figures
for Automobiles* in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-11
Table 3: Worldwide Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Automobiles* in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
Consumer and Electronic Goods II-12
Factors Influencing the Market II-13
Challenges Faced II-13
Textile Glass Fibers II-13
Glass Wool Market II-14
US - Ceding Market Share II-15
Enter ‘The Dragon' II-15
Competitive Scenario II-15
Table 4: World Fiberglass Production by Leading Players
(2009): Percentage Breakdown of Output for Owen Corning,
Saint Gobain, China Fiberglass Co., Ltd., PPG Industries,
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp., Taishan Fiberglass,
and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16
3. TRENDS AND ISSUES II-17
Advanced Materials Challenge Glass Dominance in Reinforcement
Market II-17
Demand for Glass Fiber in Niche Applications II-17
Glass Fiber Manufacturing Shifts to Asia II-17
New Application Areas for Reinforced Plastics II-18
Eco-codes for Buildings Drive Sales of Insulation Products II-18
Increasing Use of Recycled Materials II-19
Thriving Glass Fiber Mat Market II-19
Long-Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene - A Growing Market II-19
4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-20
Glass Fiber - An Introduction II-20
Key Features II-20
Table 5: Physical Properties of Glass Fibers II-20
Table 6: Electrical Properties of Glass Fibers II-21
Health Hazards II-21
A Brief History II-21
Glass Fiber Production Process II-21
Types of Glass Fibers II-22
On Basis of Geometry II-22
Glass Wool II-22
Glass Wool for Insulation II-23
Competing Insulation Products II-23
Textile Glass Fiber II-23
Reinforcement of Composites II-24
On Basis of Composition II-25
Types of Glass Fibers II-26
Characteristics of Select Types of Glass Fiber II-26
A-Glass II-26
C-Glass II-27
D-Glass II-27
E-Glass II-27
S-Glass II-27
Table 7: Structural Composition of Various Glass Fibers II-28
Commercial Forms of Glass Fiber: An Insight into Select Products II-28
Fiberglass Roving II-28
Woven Rovings II-29
Fiberglass Mats II-29
Textile Yarns II-29
Texturized Yarn II-30
Carded Glass Fiber II-30
Other Products II-30
Glass Fiber Filters II-30
Hybrid Fibers II-30
Fiber Glass Ladders II-30
Specialty Glass Fiber II-30
Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Mesh II-31
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GRC) II-31
Quality Control in Glass Fibers II-31
Glass Fiber Recycling II-31
5. END-USE MARKETS II-32
Glass Wool II-32
End-Use Segments II-32
Housing Construction II-32
Non-Residential Construction II-32
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-32
Others II-32
Textile Glass Fibers II-32
End Use Segments II-33
Construction II-33
Automotive II-33
Industrial/Commercial Equipment II-33
Marine II-33
Consumer Goods II-33
Paper & Fabrics II-34
Others II-34
6. RAW MATERIALS II-35
Silica II-35
Types of Silica II-35
Metal Oxides II-35
7. SUBSTITUTES TO GLASS FIBERS II-36
Basalt Fiber II-36
Basalt Woven Fabric II-36
Basalt Chopped Fiber II-36
Basalt Roving and Yarns II-36
Foamed Plastics II-36
Others II-36
Advanced Fibers II-36
Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) II-36
Commingled Fiber Roving II-37
Natural Fibers II-37
8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-38
Owens Corning Unveils New Grades of Short Glass Fiber
Reinforcements II-38
AGY Rolls Out S-3 HDI™ Glass Fiber for High Performance PCBs II-38
Owens Corning Introduces HydroStrand™ Glass Fiber II-38
AGY Introduces New Sizing System for E-Glass Yarns II-39
Guardian Introduces New Fiberglass Insulation with ecoGuard™
Technology II-39
aerodyn Qualifies PPG's HYBON® 2206 Direct Roving Fiberglass II-39
Owens Corning Rolls Out OptiFlow™ Reinforcements II-39
AGY Introduces E-Glass Fiber in Europe II-40
AGY Launches S-1 HM™ Rovings II-40
Knauf Insulation Introduces New Line of Glass Wool Products II-40
Johns Manville Rolls Out StabilStrand® II-41
Knauf Improves Friendly Feel® Duct Wrap Using ECOSE® Technology II-41
Knauf Introduces Sonic XP™ Duct Liner II-41
AGY Launches S-1 Glass™ Fiber II-41
3B Unveils AdvantexTM DS 2200-13P Chopped Strand II-42
AGY Launches HPB Glass Fiber for Use in Medical Device Implant II-42
AGY Rolls Out L-Glass Fiber for Printed Wiring Board II-42
PPG Industries Introduces Mil-Tough Inorganic Composite Binder
Panels II-43
Gibson Enterprises and Jushi Group Unveil E6 Enhanced Glass Fiber II-43
PPG Industries Rolls Out Hybon 2026 Fiber Glass Roving in China II-43
Knauf Introduces Redi-Klad™ Fiber Glass Pipe Insulation II-44
AGY Unveils New Quicksilver and Featherlight Glass Fibers II-44
Primalex Introduces New Glass Fiber Wallpapers II-44
RTP Unveils PEEK Impact Resistant Fiber II-44
AGY Introduces New S-Series™ High Performance Materials
Product Line II-44
CertainTeed Launches DryRight™ Fiberglass Insulation II-45
Knauf Insulation Unveils EcoBatt™ Glasswool Insulation II-45
Ticona Engineering Polymers Launches Hostaform Long Glass
Fiber Acetal Copolymer II-45
9. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS IN THE RECENT PAST II-46
Hexcel Introduces Fiber Glass Fabric for Surfboards II-46
Johns Manville Introduces Novel Microfiber II-46
Owens Launches FIBERGLAS™ Pipe Insulation II-46
PPG Expands TufRov LFT Product Line II-46
Owens Corning Unveils Next Generation Glass Fibers II-46
Unitika Unveils Fire-Proof Glass Fiber Textile II-47
10. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-48
China Fiberglass Takes Over Full Equity Stake in Jushi Group II-48
China Fiberglass to Purchase 50% Stake in P-D Jushi Interglas II-48
Guardian Fiberglass to Expand Production at Olive Branch Facility II-48
Nanocyl and 3B-Fiberglass Ink Agreement II-48
Granite Equity Partners Snaps Up GEOTEK II-49
AGY Acquires Stake in Shanghai Grace Technology II-49
Gulf Craft Selects Garmin for Outfitting Two Yacht and Boat
Brands II-49
Doshion-Veolia to Ink Memorandum of Understandings II-49
Reinforced Plastic System Takes Over Chautauqua Fiberglass II-49
Hitachi Zosen Buys Controlling Stake in Nippon Basic
Technology Laboratory II-50
Knauf Insulation to Commence Full Production of EcoBatt
Glasswool Insulation II-50
CertainTeed Insulation Takes Over OFI Income Fund II-50
Sabic Acquires RheMax Branded Compounds Line from RheTech II-50
Glasswool Insulation Technology Establishes New Company II-51
Neman Glassworks to Establish Glass Wool Plant II-51
California Mantel Takes Over Sierra Concrete Design II-51
Owens Corning Converting Composite Glass Making Facilities II-51
China Fiberglass to Establish Factory II-51
China Fiberglass to Make Investment in Fiberglass Projects II-52
Solid Concepts Takes Over Composite Tooling Technologies II-52
Group DKG Purchases An-Cor Industrial Plastics II-52
Jushi (India) FRP Accessories to invest in Fiber Glass Plant II-52
Frontline Strategy Buys Stake in Shriram SEPL Composites II-52
Saint-Gobain Purchases Interest in MAG from Nippon Sheet Glass II-52
AGY Acquires Continuous Filament Mat Business from Owens Corning II-53
AGY Expands Manufacturing Capacity of S-2 Glass® Fiber Products II-53
Platinum Equity Buys Two Composite Production Plants from
Owens Corning II-53
Glass Fiber Technology Opens Fiberglass Factory II-53
Glass Fiber Technology and ARKEMA Sign Agreement II-54
Saleh & Abdulaziz Abahsain Company Establish Fiber Glass Plant II-54
Owens Corning to Increase Production Capacity II-54
Joussour Company Purchases Majority Stake in Eastern
Petrochemicals Company II-54
PPG Sinoma Jinjing Fiber Glass to Increase Fiber Glass Production II-55
Fiberex Technologies Bags Contract from Eastern Petrochemicals
Company II-55
CTG Starts Work on Alkali-Free Direct-Melt Glass Fiber
Production Line II-55
URSA Insulation to Set Up Glass Wool Plant in UK II-56
11. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RECENT PAST II-57
Owens Acquires Saint-Gobain Subsidiary II-57
World Bank Subsidiary to Acquire Stake in Owens Corning India II-57
Crane Takes Over Owens' Composite Business II-57
Euramax Acquires Select Businesses from Owens Corning Fabwel II-57
China Fiberglass Raises Stake in Jushi II-57
Sintex Acquires Majority Stake in Wausaukee Composites II-57
ZCL Acquires XAHC II-58
AGY Raises Production Capacity II-58
Asahi to Divest Fiber Glass Business II-58
AGY Acquires Owens Corning's CFM Business II-58
Guardian to Establish Manufacturing Facility in Washington II-58
PPG and Devold Enter into a Joint Venture II-58
RTP Company Expands Long Fiber Thermoplastics Production in China II-59
Gunther Kast Invests in Hungary to Expand Production Capacity
of Fiber Glass Fabric II-59
Saint-Gobain Isover Aims to Construct New Glass Wool Factory
in France II-59
PPG Sets Up Waste Glass Recycling Plant II-60
Owens Corning Acquires Composites Solutions Division of Asahi
Fiber Glass II-60
Ahlstrom to Invest in US Glass Fiber Facility II-60
Glass Fiber to Start a Manufacturing Plant in Tucson II-61
Fiberex Glass and Taishan Fiberglass Enter into an Alliance II-61
Owens Corning India Expands Glass Fabric Knitting Line II-61
Zamil Industrial Investment Takes Over Arabian Fiberglass
Insulation Company II-62
Saint-Gobain Acquires BPB II-62
Teknik Izolasyon Merges with Izocam II-62
China Fiberglass Signs Equity Transfer Agreement with Sorist
Financial II-62
Helm Enters Distribution Agreement with Jushi II-63
Fiber Glass Systems Starts New Factory in China II-63
Twiga Fiberglass Starts 10,000 TPA Fiberglass Wool Insulation
Plant in India II-63
Chongqing International Compound Materials Starts Glass Fiber
Production Base in China II-63
12. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-64
AGY Holding Corp (USA) II-64
China Fiberglass Co., Ltd. (China) II-64
Jushi Group Co., Ltd. (China) II-64
Chongqing International Compound Materials Co., Ltd. (China) II-65
Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. (USA) II-65
Johns Manville Corporation (USA) II-66
Knauf (Germany) II-66
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-67
Owens Corning, Inc. (USA) II-67
PPG Industries, Inc. (USA) II-67
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France) II-68
Saint-Gobain Isover (France) II-68
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex (Germany) II-68
Taishan Fiberglass, Inc. (China) II-69
Uralita Group (Spain) II-69
13. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-70
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-70
Table 9: World Historic Review for Glass Fibers by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-71
Table 10: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-72
Product Segment Market Analytics II-73
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-73
Table 12: World Historic Review for Glass Wool by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-74
Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-75
Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-76
Table 15: World Historic Review for Textile Glass Fiber by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-77
Table 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fiber by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-78
End Use Market Analytics II-79
Glass Wool by End-Use II-79
Table 17: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Housing Construction Market by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-79
Table 18: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Housing Construction Market by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-80
Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Housing Construction Market by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-81
Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Non-Residential Construction Market
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-82
Table 21: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Non-Residential Construction Market by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-83
Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Non-Residential Construction Market by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84
Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Industrial/Commercial Equipment
Market by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-85
Table 24: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Industrial/Commercial Equipment Market by Geographic Region
- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-86
Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Industrial/Commercial Equipment Market by Geographic Region
- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-87
Table 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Wool Consumption in Others Market by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009
through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-88
Table 27: World Historic Analysis for Glass Wool Consumption
in Others Market by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-89
Table 28: World 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool Consumption
by Others Market by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-90
Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use II-91
Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Construction Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-91
Table 30: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Construction Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-92
Table 31: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Construction Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-93
Table 32: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Automotive Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-94
Table 33: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Automotive Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-95
Table 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Automotive Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-96
Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Industrial/Commercial
Equipment Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin
America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-97
Table 36: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Industrial/Commercial Equipment Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-98
Table 37: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Industrial/Commercial Equipment Industry by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-99
Table 38: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Marine Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-100
Table 39: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Marine Industry by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-101
Table 40: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Marine Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-102
Table 41: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Consumer Goods Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-103
Table 42: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Consumer Goods Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-104
Table 43: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Consumer Goods Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-105
Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Paper & Fabrics Industry
by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-106
Table 45: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Paper & Fabrics Industry by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-107
Table 46: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Paper & Fabrics Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-108
Table 47: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers Consumption in Other Industry by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-109
Table 48: World Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption in Other Industries by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-110
Table 49: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers
Consumption by Other Industry by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-111
14. THE UNITED STATES II-112
A.Market Analysis II-112
Outlook II-112
Impact of Recession II-112
US Faces Stiff Competition from China II-112
Segment Review II-112
Textile Glass Fiber II-112
Glass Wool II-113
Table 50: North American Insulation Market (2010):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Glass Wool,
Plastic Foam, Stone Wool and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-114
Overview of Major End-Use Markets II-114
Construction Market II-114
Table 51: Housing Starts in the United States (2006-2012):
Yearly Breakdown of Number of Housing Starts (In 000
Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-115
Table 52: Building Permits in the United States (2006- Mar
2011): Yearly Breakdown of Number of Permits (In 000s)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-116
Congress Extends Energy Tax Credit II-116
Automobile Market II-116
Table 53: US Automobile Industry Annual Production Figures
by Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000' Units
for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-117
Rising Demand for Fiberglass Windows II-118
Competition II-118
Table 54: US Glass Fiber Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Revenue Share for Leading Players in the US
Glass Fiber Market for Owens Corning, Johns Manville,
Certain Teed, PPG, Knauf Insulation and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-118
B.Market Analytics II-119
Table 55: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119
Table 56: US Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119
Table 57: US 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Glass
Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-120
Table 58: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysi for Glass
Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/ Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-121
Table 59: US Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use
Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-122
Table 60: US 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by End-Use
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-123
Table 61: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-124
Table 62: US Historic Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by
End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive, Industrial/
Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper &
Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-125
Table 63: US 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass Fibers by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-126
15. CANADA II-127
A.Market Analysis II-127
Outlook II-127
Major End-Use Markets: An Insight II-127
Construction Market II-127
Table 64: Housing Starts in Canada (2006-2010): Breakdown
of Number of Housing Starts by Province (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-128
Automotive Market II-128
Table 65: Canadian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-129
B.Market Analytics II-129
Table 66: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-129
Table 67: Canadian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130
Table 68: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130
Table 69: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-131
Table 70: Canadian Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-132
Table 71: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-133
Table 72: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabric and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-134
Table 73: Canadian Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-135
Table 74: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-136
16. JAPAN II-137
A.Market Analysis II-137
Outlook II-137
Overview of Major End-Use Markets II-137
Construction Market II-137
Table 75: Annual Housing Starts in Japan (2006-2011) (
includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-138
Insulation Products Market: An Overview II-138
Table 76: Insulation Market in Japan (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues for Foamed Plastics, Glass
Fiber, Mineral Wool, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-138
Automotive Market II-139
Table 77: Japanese Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139
B.Market Analytics II-140
Table 78: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140
Table 79: Japanese Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140
Table 80: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-141
Table 81: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-142
Table 82: Japanese Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-143
Table 83: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-144
Table 84: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-145
Table 85: Japanese Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-146
Table 86: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-147
17. EUROPE II-148
A.Market Analysis II-148
Outlook II-148
Housing Slowdown Affects Glass Wool Insulation Market II-148
Table 87: European Insulation Market (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues for Plastic Foam, Glass Wool,
Stone Wool and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-148
Energy Efficiency to Drive Growth II-149
EU Imposes New Tax Tariff on Chinese Imports II-149
Highly Consolidated Glass Wool Industry II-149
End-Use Industries - An Insight II-149
Construction Industry II-149
Government Initiatives for the Construction Industry in
Select European Countries II-150
Regulations II-150
Passive House Building Standard: An Introduction II-150
Overview of the Automobile Industry II-151
Table 88: European Automobile Industry: Annual Sales
Figures for Automobiles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-151
Table 89: European Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Automobiles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006
Through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-152
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Market II-152
Table 90: European Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Market
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume
for Germany, Italy, UK, France, Nordic Countries, Benelux,
Eastern Europe and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-152
Table 91: European Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Market
(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production Volume by
End Use Segments for Construction, Transport, Electronics,
Sports & Leisure and Other Markets (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-153
B.Market Analytics II-153
Table 92: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-153
Table 93: European Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK Spain, Russia
and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-154
Table 94: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-155
Table 95: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-156
Table 96: European Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-156
Table 97: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-157
Table 98: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-158
Table 99: European Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,
Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-159
Table 100: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-160
Table 101: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction,
Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-161
Table 102: European Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-162
Table 103: European 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-163
Table 104: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-164
Table 105: European Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK,
Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-165
Table 106: European 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest
of Europe Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-166
Table 107: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment -Construction,
Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine,
Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-167
Table 108: European Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures i n Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-168
Table 109: European 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-169
17A. FRANCE II-170
A.Market Analysis II-170
Outlook II-170
Automobile Industry II-170
Table 110: French Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-170
B.Market Analytics II-171
Table 111: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-171
Table 112: French Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-171
Table 113: French 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-172
17B. GERMANY II-173
A.Market Analysis II-173
Outlook II-173
Automobile Industry II-173
Table 114: German Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-173
B.Market Analytics II-174
Table 115: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-174
Table 116: German Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-174
Table 117: German 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-175
17C. ITALY II-176
A.Market Analysis II-176
Outlook II-176
Automobile Industry II-176
Table 118: Italian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-176
B.Market Analytics II-177
Table 119: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-177
Table 120: Italian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-177
Table 121: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-178
17D. THE UNITED KINGDOM II-179
A.Market Analysis II-179
Outlook II-179
Construction Industry II-179
Housing Starts: Effect of Budget Cuts II-179
Automobile Industry II-180
Table 122: UK Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-180
B.Market Analytics II-181
Table 123: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-181
Table 124: UK Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product
Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-181
Table 125: UK 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-182
17E. SPAIN II-183
A.Market Analysis II-183
Outlook II-183
Automobile Industry II-183
Table 126: Spanish Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-183
B.Market Analytics II-184
Table 127: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-184
Table 128: Spanish Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-184
Table 129: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-185
17F. RUSSIA II-186
A.Market Analysis II-186
Outlook II-186
Automobile Industry II-186
Table 130: Russian Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in ‘000'
Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-186
Construction Industry II-186
Table 131: Russian Insulation Market (2010): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Stone Wool, Plastic
Foam, and Glass Wool (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-187
Glass Wool Market - A Sneak Peak II-187
Table 132: Leading Import Countries in the Russian Glass
Wool Market (2008): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume
Shipments for Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-187
B.Market Analytics II-188
Table 133: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-188
Table 134: Russian Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-188
Table 135: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-189
17G. REST OF EUROPE II-190
A.Market Analysis II-190
Outlook II-190
Automobile Industry II-190
Table 136: Rest of Europe Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-190
B.Market Analytics II-191
Table 137: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-191
Table 138: Rest of Europe Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-191
Table 139: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-192
18. ASIA-PACIFIC II-193
A.Market Analysis II-193
Outlook II-193
Insulation Market in the Far East II-193
Table 140: Insulation Market in China and Southeast Asia
(2010E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Plastic
Foam, Glass Wool, Stone Wool, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-194
Automotive Industry II-194
Table 141: Asia-Pacific Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Automobile Industry in ‘000' Units
for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-195
Taiwan, China Prospects Better Electronic Glass Fiber Yarn
Turnout II-195
B.Market Analytics II-196
Table 142: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - China and
Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-196
Table 143: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-196
Table 144: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-197
Table 145: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-198
Table 146: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-198
Table 147: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-199
Table 148: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by Geographic Region - China and
Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-200
Table 149: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-200
Table 150: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for 2003, 2010 &
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-201
Table 151: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-202
Table 152: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-203
Table 153: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-204
Table 154: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by Geographic Region -
China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-205
Table 155: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-205
Table 156: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-206
Table 157: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-207
Table 158: Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-208
Table 159: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-209
18A. CHINA II-210
A.Market Analysis II-210
Outlook II-210
Chinese Glass Fiber Industry: A Bird's Eye View II-210
Glass Wool Market - An Insight II-211
End-Use Segment: An Insight II-211
Construction Market II-211
Automotive Market II-211
Table 160: Chinese Automobile Industry: Annual Production
Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-212
Production Scenario II-212
Table 161: Production Capacity of Major Glass Fiber
Companies in China (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/
Chart) II-213
Anti-Dumping Cases to Hurt Exports II-213
B.Market Analytics II-214
Table 162: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation
and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through
2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-214
Table 163: Chinese Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-214
Table 164: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for
Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets for
2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-215
18B. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC II-216
A.Market Analysis II-216
Outlook II-216
Automobile Industry II-216
Table 165: Rest of Asia-Pacific Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-216
B.Market Analytics II-217
Table 166: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current &
Future Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass
Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-217
Table 167: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Analysis for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and
Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through
2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-217
Table 168: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for
Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-218
19. THE MIDDLE EAST II-219
A.Market Analysis II-219
Outlook II-219
Construction Sector in the Middle East II-219
Automobile Industry II-220
Table 169: Middle East & Africa Automobile Industry: Annual
Sales Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in
‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-220
B.Market Analytics II-220
Table 170: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-220
Table 171: Middle East Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers by
Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-221
Table 172: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets
for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-221
Table 173: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-222
Table 174: Middle East Historic Analysis for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-223
Table 175: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-224
Table 176: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-225
Table 177: Middle East Historic Analysis for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-226
Table 178: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Textile Glass
Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial
Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and
Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-227
20. LATIN AMERICA II-228
A.Market Analysis II-228
Outlook II-228
Automotive Market II-228
Table 179: Latin American Automobile Industry: Annual
Production Figures for Passenger Cars and Commercial
Vehicles in ‘000' Units for Years 2006 Through 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-228
B.Market Analytics II-229
Table 180: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Fibers by Product Segment - Glass Wool
Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-229
Table 181: Latin American Historic Analysis for Glass Fibers
by Product Segment - Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass
Fibers Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-229
Table 182: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Glass
Fibers by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for Glass Wool Insulation and Textile Glass Fibers
Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-230
Table 183: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Glass Wool by End-Use Segment - Housing
Construction, Non-Residential Construction, Industrial/
Commercial Equipment and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-231
Table 184: Latin American Historic Analysis for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Housing Construction, Non-Residential
Construction, Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-232
Table 185: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Glass Wool
by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Housing Construction, Non-Residential Construction,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment and Others Markets for 2003,
2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-233
Table 186: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Textile Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment
-Construction, Automotive, Industrial/Commercial Equipment,
Marine, Consumer Goods, Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-234
Table 187: Latin American Historic Analysis for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-235
Table 188: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Textile
Glass Fibers by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Construction, Automotive,
Industrial/Commercial Equipment, Marine, Consumer Goods,
Paper & Fabrics and Others Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-236
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 72 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 87)
Region/Country Players
The United States II-20
Canada II-1
Japan II-5
Europe II-25
France II-1
Germany II-7
The United Kingdom II-4
Spain II-2
Rest of Europe II-11
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) II-30
Latin America II-1
Africa II-1
Middle-East II-4
Contents:
Glass fiber has contributed significantly to facilitating advancements in construction and automotive applications. The product’s versatile performance and low cost has made it a leading reinforcement fiber in the manufacture of plastic products. With the recession affecting all sectors of the industry, the demand for glass fiber witnessed a downward slide, particularly in North America and Europe. However, the industry is registering steady rise in demand as the global economy moves towards complete recovery. Asia-Pacific is the driving force for the glass fiber market, and is expected to benefit immensely from the construction boom in developing countries.
The United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific dominate the global glass fiber market, as stated by Global Industry Analysts's market research report on Glass Fibers. China has emerged as a force to reckon with in the global glass fiber industry, capturing more than 50% of the worldwide production capacity. An expanding domestic market and surging exports are contributing to robust growth of glass fiber market in China. While the rise in the domestic market has been driven by consistently high GDP growth during the last decade, the export market has surged due to lower prices of Chinese glass fiber as compared to the fiber produced in the developed countries such as the US and Europe.
Glass wool’s superior sound absorption and thermal conductivity properties allows its extensive use in the construction industry. The insulation-grade glass fiber or glass wool market is bolstered by the rapid growth in construction activities in developing regions, growing concerns about the environment and higher usage of insulation material per unit built area. The segment growth is largely attributed to the increasing demand for lightweight, durable and non-corrosive components. Government efforts to reduce energy consumption in the construction industry are expected to provide a fillip to the glass wool market. In addition to the construction sector, the segment is witnessing sustained demand from basic as well as high-tech industries such as electronics, automotive, construction, aircraft, and construction, among others.
Textile glass fibers are versatile, corrosion-resistant and low-cost materials that are used in both reinforced and non-reinforced applications. Expanding use of textile glass fibers in electronic and electrical, and telecommunication sectors offers growth opportunities for the glass fiber market participants. In the US, the demand for textile glass fibers is expected to grow at a steady rate led by emerging opportunities in the field of reinforced plastics, as well as asphalt construction products such as shingles. However, growth in the US market is limited due to the growing maturity of various end-use applications and the rising threat of low-cost imports from Asian countries specifically China.
Global glass fiber market is characterized by high degree of consolidation with the six leading players accounting for about 70% of the industry’s output. Competition is particularly tough in the glass wool insulation fiber segment owing to the products’ commodity characteristic and extremely limited scope of product differentiation.
Global Industry Analysts ©
The United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific dominate the global glass fiber market, as stated by Global Industry Analysts's market research report on Glass Fibers. China has emerged as a force to reckon with in the global glass fiber industry, capturing more than 50% of the worldwide production capacity. An expanding domestic market and surging exports are contributing to robust growth of glass fiber market in China. While the rise in the domestic market has been driven by consistently high GDP growth during the last decade, the export market has surged due to lower prices of Chinese glass fiber as compared to the fiber produced in the developed countries such as the US and Europe.
Glass wool’s superior sound absorption and thermal conductivity properties allows its extensive use in the construction industry. The insulation-grade glass fiber or glass wool market is bolstered by the rapid growth in construction activities in developing regions, growing concerns about the environment and higher usage of insulation material per unit built area. The segment growth is largely attributed to the increasing demand for lightweight, durable and non-corrosive components. Government efforts to reduce energy consumption in the construction industry are expected to provide a fillip to the glass wool market. In addition to the construction sector, the segment is witnessing sustained demand from basic as well as high-tech industries such as electronics, automotive, construction, aircraft, and construction, among others.
Textile glass fibers are versatile, corrosion-resistant and low-cost materials that are used in both reinforced and non-reinforced applications. Expanding use of textile glass fibers in electronic and electrical, and telecommunication sectors offers growth opportunities for the glass fiber market participants. In the US, the demand for textile glass fibers is expected to grow at a steady rate led by emerging opportunities in the field of reinforced plastics, as well as asphalt construction products such as shingles. However, growth in the US market is limited due to the growing maturity of various end-use applications and the rising threat of low-cost imports from Asian countries specifically China.
Global glass fiber market is characterized by high degree of consolidation with the six leading players accounting for about 70% of the industry’s output. Competition is particularly tough in the glass wool insulation fiber segment owing to the products’ commodity characteristic and extremely limited scope of product differentiation.
Global Industry Analysts ©
Companies Mentioned
- AGY Holding Corp.
- China Fiberglass Co. Ltd.
- Jushi Group Co. Ltd.
- Chongqing International Compound Materials Co. Ltd.
- Guardian Fiberglass Inc.
- Johns Manville Corporation
- Knauf
- Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.
- Owens Corning Inc.
- PPG Industries Inc.
- Compagnie De Saint-Gobain
- Saint-Gobain Isover
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex
- Taishan Fiberglass Inc.
- Uralita Group.
- China Fiberglass Co. Ltd.
- Jushi Group Co. Ltd.
- Chongqing International Compound Materials Co. Ltd.
- Guardian Fiberglass Inc.
- Johns Manville Corporation
- Knauf
- Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.
- Owens Corning Inc.
- PPG Industries Inc.
- Compagnie De Saint-Gobain
- Saint-Gobain Isover
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex
- Taishan Fiberglass Inc.
- Uralita Group.
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