IBISWorld has published announces a new industry report providing a detailed analysis of Glass Product Manufacturing in the US, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, market shares, as we…
IBISWorld has published announces a new industry report providing a detailed analysis of Glass Product Manufacturing in the US, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, market shares, as well as key issues facing the industry. The glass industry is made up of four segments: flat glass manufacturing; pressed or blown glass and glassware; glass container manufacturing; as well as glass products such as lighting, mirrors, architectural glass, and electronic glassware. The Key Statistics chapter, which provides three years of key indicators, includes industry revenue, industry gross product, employment, establishments, exports, imports, domestic demand and total wages. The Market Characteristics chapter covers: market size, linkages, demand determinants, domestic and international markets, basis of competition and life cycle, while the Market Size section informs on the size of both domestic and export markets. The Linkages section includes a comprehensive list of the industry“s major supplier and major customer industries, and the Demand Determinants section gives a range of key factors which are likely to cause rise or fall in demand. The Domestic and International Markets section, which defines the market for the products and services of the industry, provides the size of the domestic market, as well as proportion accounted for by imports and exports and trends in the levels of imports and exports. In the Basis of Competition section, the key types of competition between firms within the industry are outlined, also highlighting competition from substitute products in alternative industries, while the Life Cycle section provides an analysis of the stage of development of the industry. The Segmentation chapter includes products and service segmentation, major market segments, industry concentration and geographic spread, while the Products and Service Segmentation section gives information regarding the industry“s key products and/or services, highlighting the most important so as to demonstrate those with a more significant influence over industry results. In the Major Market Segments section, key client industries and/or groups are detailed, also indicating the most important to the industry. The Industry Concentration section shows how the top four players account for industry revenue, and the Geographic Spread section includes a guide to the regional share of industry revenue/gross product. The Industry Conditions chapter deals with: barriers to entry, taxation, industry assistance, regulation and deregulation, cost structure, capital and labour intensity, technology and systems, industry volatility and globalization. The Barriers to Entry section gives a general description of factors that can prevent a new company from entering this industry, along with an indication of the extent to which this occurs. The Taxation section provides details regarding all kinds of specific or particularly important taxation for this industry, including taxation concessions, while the Industry Assistance section deals with government and/or other measures set up to improve industry performance. The Report also includes a Regulation and Deregulation section with details of industry regulations and/or deregulations, as well as a Cost Structure section listing average costs for a company operating in this industry with regards to total revenue. The Capital and Labor Intensity section informs regarding the amount of capital used in production/providing a service compared to the amount of labour in the total mix of inputs. The Technology and Systems section informs on the latest technology and/or systems available in the US, including machinery and equipment and systems involving methods of production that enable better and more efficient production. The Industry Volatility section refers to the year-on-year fluctuations in industry output, while the Globalization section informs on how the industry is based on elements such as foreign ownership, proportion of demand from foreign operators and the volume of production in other countries. The Performance chapter, which gives an analysis of both the industry“s Current Performance and Historical Performance, provides, respectively, the key analysis for the industry over the past five years, along with key performance, and previously important events in the development of the industry. The Key Competitors chapter names the industry“s major players along with an analysis of activities in the industry, and market share information. The Key Factors chapter covers key sensitivities, with key factors that are outside the control of an operator in the industry, but are likely to have significant impact on a business, and key success factors, where the factors within the control of an industry operator and which should be followed in order to be successful in the industry are detailed. The Report also includes an Outlook chapter, which gives a key analysis of the report, with expectations for the key industry indicators over the next five-year period, and forecasts.