For the complete report, get in touch with us at : info@netscribes.com Glass industry in India is poised to grow rapidly owing to its extensive use in the numerous sectors. The market is driven by increasing disposable income and willingness to spend on better living standards due to rising aesthetic sense among consumers as well as glass being the preferred medium of packaging. The total glass industry is worth INR 180 bn in 2010. The report begins with an introduction to the glass industry including overview of the global glass market, per capita consumption of countries, total usage in volume among building and automotive segments. It further elaborates on the Indian glass market with indicative figures for market size and growth, information regarding the increasing per capita glass consumption and market segmentation. It also gives a brief idea of the various glass segments widely used in the market. It further shows overall import and export of glass as well as the segmented share for major countries. An analysis of the drivers explains growth factors of glass as growth in income, increasing retail estate, growing use in automotive industry, growing use in packaging industry, glass used widely in the solar products, glass used for energy conservation and its qualitative aspect. The key challenges identified include import from China and recyclable nature of glass. The report identifies the key trends including demand for value-added products is growing for basic glass, decorative glasses with digital print technology and glass manufacturers on an expansion spree. Competition section provides a snapshot of the players in the market including information regarding their operational segments, business highlights and financials, providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.

1. Glass Industry – India
November 2010

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GLASS INDUSTRY IN INDIA 2010.PPT
Executive Summary
Market
Drivers &
Challenges
Trends
Competition
Varied nature of glass makes its useful across different segments
Glass can be broadly classified into flat glass, container glass, specialty glass and fibre glass on the
basis of manufacturing process and its use
In terms of volume of glass consumed, building products is by far the largest sector
Float glass is fast replacing flat glass all over and accounts for x% of total consumption
Challenges:
Competition from China
Recyclable nature of glass
Demand for value-added products is growing for basic glass
Decorative glasses with digital print technology
Glass manufacturers on an expansion spree
Major players of float glass in India currently are Saint Gobain, Modi Guardian and Asahi who
have a capacity of y tpd
The float glass industry is largely organised since it is capital intensive
Company 1, Company 2 and Company 3 together produce over z% of the world’s high quality
float glass
Drivers:
Increase in disposable income
Growth in real estate sector
Growing use of glass in automotive sector
Growing use in packaging industry
Glass used widely in the solar products
Glass used for energy conservation
Qualitative aspect

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•Market Overview
•Import & Export
•Drivers & Challenges
•Trends
•Competition
•Key Developments

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Indian glass market is highly fragmented with construction
accounting for the majority share
• Demand potential in the industry looks promising as
the usage of glass in housing as well as commercial
buildings is on the rise due to growing focus on
aesthetics and time saving
• Further use of glass in packaging and automotive
segments is also stimulating growth of the market
• Container Glass
Glass-container industry in India has seen a period of
consolidation in recent years with investment in new
furnaces and improved technology
Glass container production grew from ~AA tonnes in 19 -- -
-- to BB mn tonnes in 20--, an increase of ~b%
• Float Glass
Net float glass industry stands at T tonnes per day and is
growing at the rate of p% per annum
Owing to the spurt in the automotive industry, it is
expected that the float glass industry is likely to register
around l% growth rate in a couple of years
• Flat glass
For modern architectural and automotive applications, it is
sometimes bent after production of the plane sheet
Flat glass industry grew by ~v% between 20-- and 20--
Glass Market – India Market Size and Growth (Indicative*)
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Drivers & Challenges – Summary
Glass used widely in the solar products
Growing use in packaging industry
Drivers
Increase in disposable income
Growth in real estate sector
Growing use of glass in automotive
sector
Glass used for energy conservation
Qualitative aspect
Challenges
Competition from China
Recyclable nature of glass

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Trends – Summary
Key
Trends
Demand for value-added
products is growing for
basic glass
Glass manufacturers on an
expansion spree
Decorative glasses with
digital print technology

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GLASS INDUSTRY IN INDIA 2010.PPT
Major Players in the Market (x/x)
• Company 1 Glass is the supplier for most automotive manufacturers in India, thus it being the sole or one of the
leading supplier of auto glass to most passenger car manufacturers in India, supplying about j% of their auto glass
requirement
• Apart from supplying to OEMs in India, it has significant presence in the domestic after-market with an impressive
market share in India. It also exports auto glass to Country 1 and 2
• Planning to invest INR z bn for expanding its laminated glass capacity to f mn units per annum, it expects to make the
proposed investments over 2010-11
Source:
Headquarters City A
Founded 19--
Products Type 1, Type 2
Key People Mr. X
Company Snapshot: Company 1
Business Highlights
Corporate Information Financial Performance
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