June 2013
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Report gives broad forecast of UK flat glass industry: Research published by IBISWorld predicts that the Flat Glass industry will return to consistent growth over the five years to 2018-19. In the last five years, to 2013–14, the sector has not done particularly well – with revenue projected to fall by around 5% to £316m in the current financial year. This is due in a large part to the fall off in demand from the automotive and construction sectors – key downstream industries for flat glass.
In the UK, the market is dominated by three key players – Pilkington, Guardian Industries and Saint-Gobain Glass – who between them account for over 95% of the flat glass produced in the UK. As the market requires a high degree of initial capital investment, other competitors have been largely discouraged from entry.
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