Global Flexible Glass Market 2021 (Includes Business Impact of COVID-19)

                                          
Report updated on 11th September, 2021: Global Flexible Glass Market 2021 (Includes Business Impact of COVID-19)
Global Flexible Glass Market Analysis Trends, Applications, Analysis, Growth, and Forecast to 2030 is a recent report generated by Trusted Business Insights. The global flexible glass market report has been segmented on the basis of manufacturing process, thickness, application, end-user, and region.
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The global Flexible Glass market size was valued at USD$ 1.35 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $2.58 billion by 2030, and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of  6.7% over the forecast period from 2020 to 2030.


Global Flexible Glass Market: Overview


Flexible glass is an ultra-thin glass, possesses minimal thickness which provide advantages over other materials such as plastic, metal, or silicon. Flexible glass possesses various properties such as temperature stability, strength, and durability in a flexible nature. Flexible glass is widely used in automotive window panes, electronics, solar panels, and interior building activities.


Global Flexible Glass Market: Dynamics


Increasing demand for flexible glass from rapidly growing automotive and construction industries coupled with inclination toward renewable sources of energy, are some of the major factors expected to drive growth of the global market over the forecast period. Rising adoption of flexible glass by manufacturers for technologically advanced electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, is another factor expected to bolster growth of the global market. Flexible glass has various properties such as superior quality and temperature and chemical resistance, which is also anticipated to propel demand from various end users and drives growth of the global market over the forecast period.

Recent trend observed in the market is the increasing use of ultra-thin flexible glass in photovoltaics owing to advanced features such as excellent elasticity, flexibility, superior scratch resistance, and lightweight nature. This benefits as it reduces transportation costs and favors easy transport from one place to another.

However, high cost of raw materials is a key factor may hinder growth of the global market over the forecast period. Introduction of new alternative technologies such as plastic substrates and metal substrates may emerge as cost-effective and popular replacement for flexible glass which may hamper demand for target product and restrain growth of the global market.


Global Flexible Glass Market: Segment Analysis


On the basis of application, target market is segmented into lightening, display, sensors, energy storage and automotive. Among the applications, the display segment held the largest market share and expected to dominate the global market throughout the forecast period.


Flexible Glass Market: Region Analysis


The market in Asia Pacific dominates global flexible glass market and is projected to register significant growth in terms of revenue over the forecast period, owing to increasing demand for flexible glass from automobiles and consumer electronics, particularly in China and Japan. The market in Europe accounted for second-highest revenue share in the global market, due to increasing smartphone penetration, and presence of major players operating in the region. Moreover, growing innovation coupled with rising investment in research and development activities by the manufacturers in glass sector in countries such as US and Canada in the region is also expected to drive growth of the North America market during the forecast period. Furthermore, rising construction industry and improving economic conditions in developing countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina in the Latin America and some countries from Africa, is expected to create potential growth opportunities for the market.


Below are the active patents related to Flexible Glass Market.


Patent Number: CN203658015U

LED flexible light bar lightening assembly

Abstract

The utility model relates to an LED flexible light bar lightening assembly, comprising a base. The upper end of the base is provided with a vertical plate. The surface of the vertical plate closed to the upper end is provided with a connecting groove. The connecting groove is connected with an upper fixing plate. The surface of the upper fixing plate closed to the upper end is provided with a connecting block. The upper end face of the connecting block is provided with a groove. The groove is provided with a groove block inside. The side surface of the groove block is connected with a joint. The upper end face of the groove block is connected with a square block. Height of the lightening test assembly is adjusted by moving the upper fixing plate along a length direction of the connecting groove which is on the upper end of the vertical plate, and left-and-right positions are adjusted by moving the groove block along a length direction of the groove. The groove block is connected with the detection joint and the square block. Lightening test positions of the LED flexible light bar are convenient to adjust, position adjusting precision is high, test time is saved, and working efficiency is improved.

Application File Date: 2013-09-03

Application Granted Date: 2014-06-18

Current Assignee: Shenzhen brilliant Technology Co., Ltd.

Patent Number: US9504170B2

Flexible display devices

Abstract

Electronic devices may be provided that contain multiple housing portions. The housing portions may be coupled together using hinges. The hinges may include hinges based on a three-bar linkage, hinges based on a four-bar linkage, hinges with slotted members, hinges formed from flexible support structures, and hinges based on flexible housing structures. Flexible displays may be mounted to the housing portions overlapping the hinges. When the housing portions in a device are rotated relative to each other, the flexible display may bend. The hinge may be configured to allow the flexible display to be placed in a front-to-front configuration in which an active side of the display faces itself or a back-to-back configuration. Engagement structures may be used to help the housing grip external objects and to hold the housing portions together. The hinges may be provided with rotational detents to help hold the flexible display in desired positions.

Application File Date: 2014-07-18

Application Granted Date: 2016-11-22

Current Assignee: Apple Inc

Patent Number: US20140042406A1

Flexible Displays

Abstract

An electronic device may be provided with an organic light-emitting diode display with minimized border regions. The border regions may be minimized by providing the display with bent edge portions having neutral plane adjustment features that facilitate bending of the bent edge portions while minimizing damage to the bent edge portions. The neutral plane adjustment features may include a modified backfilm layer of the display in which portions of the backfilm layer are removed in a bend region. A display device may include a substrate, a display panel on the substrate having display pixels, and peripheral circuitry proximate the display panel and configured to drive the display pixels. A portion of the periphery of the substrate may be bent substantially orthogonal to the display panel to reduce an apparent surface area of the display device. The bent portion may include an electrode for communication with the peripheral circuitry.

Application File Date: 2013-07-01

Application Granted Date: 2016-08-16

Current Assignee: Apple Inc

Global Flexible Glass Market Segmentation:

Segmentation by Application:

  
Lightening
  
Display
  
Sensors
  
Energy Storage
  
Automotive

Segmentation  by End-use Industry

  
Medical
  
Electrical & Electronics
  
Wearable Devices
  
Others


Key Market Players included in the report:


  
Abrisa Technologies
  
AGC Inc.
  
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.
  
Corning Incorporated
  
Dupont Displays Inc.
  
Kent Displays Inc.
  
LG Display Co. Ltd. (LG Corporation)
  
LISEC Holding GmbH
  
Materion Corporation
  
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.
  
PPG Industries
  
Saint-Gobain
  
Schott AG (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung)
  
Sony Corporation
  
Tokyo Electron
  
Universal Display Corporation