Tempered Glass Market

Tempered Glass Market Statistics – 2030

The global tempered glass market was valued at $46.9 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $93.6 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2021 to 2030.

The tempered glass market has been negatively impacted due to the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to its dependence on the construction, automotive, and other sectors. According to International Labour Organization (ILO), various construction enterprises across the globe faced liquidity problems owing to operating restrictions and reduced spending capacity.

Tempered glass, also known as toughened glass, is known to be four times stronger than simple annealed glass. Tempered glass is produced by heating the silica mix up to 600°C and then rapidly cooling the molten silica. Tempered glass is widely used in automotive window panes, building windows, furniture, and interior activities of buildings. Factors, such as increase in disposable income, technological upgrades, new product developments, and the spurring rise in the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarkets have led the automobile sector to witness a significant growth where tempered glass are widely used in rear view windows, side windows, sunroofs, and other places. For instance, according to a report published by the National Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India, India’s passenger vehicle industry is expected to rise between 22%-25% in 2022. This may act as one of the key drivers responsible for the growth of the tempered glass market. In addition, the building & construction sector is growing rapidly in both, developed and developing economies, owing to increase in demand for commercial space, such as offices, hotels, malls, industrial corridors, and others where tempered glass are widely used in doors and window panels.

Furthermore, increase in investments in building infrastructure in countries, such as the U.S., China, Japan, Mexico, India, and others have led the building & construction sector to witness a significant growth. For instance, according to a report published by National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, the infrastructure activities accounted for 13% share of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2021.

These factors may boost the growth of the tempered glass market during the forecast period. However, the long-term use of tempered glass may cause several side effects. For instance, drastically change in temperature may cause tempered glass to outburst. Moreover, it is made up of silicon dioxide that when inhaled may cause severe health-related disorders such as silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or even lead to lung cancer. This may restrain the growth of the tempered glass market during the forecast period. 

On the contrary, rapid digitalization coupled with the increasing penetration of smart consumer electronics such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and others have surged the popularity of tempered glass used as a screen protector glass in a wide range of consumer electronic products. For instance, according to an article published by the Economic Times, the smartphone industry has witnessed 11%year-on year growth rate with shipments rose from 150 billion in 2020 to 168 billion in 2021. This is anticipated to increase the sales of tempered glass in the growing consumer electronics sector; thus creating lucrative opportunities for the market.

The tempered glass market analysis is done on the basis of end-use industry and region. On the basis of end-use industry, it is fragmented into automotive, construction, consumer electronics, and others. Region-wise, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.  The major companies profiled in this report include, Abrisa Technology, AGC Inc., Asahi India Glass Ltd., Cardinal Glass Industries, Gentex Corporation, Koch Industries Inc., NorthGlass, Press Glass Holding SA., Saint Gobain, and Vitro.

Tempered Glass Market, By Region

The Asia-Pacific tempered glass market size is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 7.5% during the forecast period, and accounted for 57.5% of the tempered glass market share in 2020. This is attributed to increase in demand for tempered glass in building & construction, automotive, consumer electronics industries in Asia-Pacific. China’s consumer electronics sector is growing at a rapid pace, which in turn has led the tempered glass manufacturers to produce high-quality tempered glass for a wide range of electronic gadgets. Furthermore, manufacturers across the globe find Asia-Pacific as an attractive market, owing to cheap labor cost, low cost of setting up manufacturing units, and low cost of tempered glass. These factors drive the tempered glass market in this region.

Tempered Glass Market, By End-use Industry

By end-use industry, the construction segment dominated the global market in 2020, and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.0% during the forecast period. This is attributed to factors such as sustained economic growth coupled with rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in construction sector where tempered glass is widely employed as toughened glass in mirrors frames, doors, and others. For instance, according to the data released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), industry attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $25.38 billion from April 2000 to June 2021. This is expected to propel the growth of the construction segment in the global tempered glass market. 

Key benefits for stakeholders

• Porter’s five forces analysis helps analyze the potential of buyers & suppliers and the competitive scenario of the industry for strategy building.
• It outlines the current tempered glass market trends and future estimations from 2020 to 2030 to understand the prevailing opportunities and potential investment pockets.
• The major countries in the region have been mapped according to their individual revenue contribution to the regional market.
• The key drivers, restraints, and opportunities and their detailed impact analysis are explained in the study.
• The profiles of key players and their key strategic developments are enlisted in the report.

Impact Of Covid-19 On Global Tempered Glass Market

• The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an incomparable global pandemic that has spread to over 180 countries and caused huge losses of lives and the economy around the globe.
• The tempered glass market is negatively impacted due to the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic owing to its dependence on electronics, automotive, building & construction, and other sectors. According to an article published by The Economic Times, the exports of electronic devices, such as computers, smartphones, and others have dipped due to supply chain issues.
• Also, several electronics companies have either shutdown or shrank their operations due to the risk of infections among the workforce where tempered glass is used as a protective glass for smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices. This has temporarily hampered the demand for tempered glass in the global market amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  
• In addition, the falling income of customers has led to contraction of the demand of tempered glass among the automotive sectors. For instance, according to a report published by Wipro, the sales of passenger cars saw a 30% decline in March 2020 as compared to March 2019, owing to lockdowns and shutdowns of auto plants.
• Also, COVID-19 has put a temporary break on various construction projects, which in turn has shrank the demand for tempered glass among the building & construction sectors.
• However, the rise in sale of smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other consumer electronic devices have reported a rise in sales during the first quarter of 2021. This is anticipated to enhance the performance of tempered glass market for consumer electronics segments post the COVID-19 scenario. 

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