Key data
Key Figures of the Flat Glass Industry
Explore market shares, production volumes, and employment data highlighting the scale and impact of Europe’s flat glass sector.
Flat glass markets in volume
Buildings
80%
The largest flat glass market is the building industry, which accounts for more or less 80% of the output.
Transport
15%
About 15% is processed into glazing for the automotive and transport industry.
Other
5%
The 5% remaining is shared between glass for many different applications such as solar applications, appliances, electronics, furniture, etc.
Key data in the EU
Flat Glass Value Chain in the EU
10M
Tonnes of flat glass every year
1K+
Compagnies transforming flat glasss
15
Billion of turnover
100K
Workers in EU
Flat Glass Production in the EU
44
Float glass manufacturing sites
12
Different countries
