Dublin, Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets
( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pc...ible_glass ) has announced the addition of the "Flexible Glass Markets, 2013 and Beyond" report to their offering.
Flexible glass is ultrathin glass that can - as the result of its thinness - be stored and used in roll form. The selling point of flexible glass is that, like plastic-based films, it can, at least in theory, provide a lighter weight, lower cost alternative to rigid glass, yet deliver the superior barrier performance, transparency, temperature stability, and familiarity of glass.
Flexible glass has a role to play in reducing costs and improving marketability through enabling the production lighter weight products. Enabling lighter weight products is particularly important in mobile computing applications like smart phones and tablets, but it is also of critical importance in many photovoltaics (PV) applications, particularly building-integrated PV.
Flexible glass is emerging as a leading candidate for encapsulation of sensitive electronics, particularly in OLED displays, OLED lighting, and organic and dye-sensitized cell PV applications. Flexible glass can enable encapsulation with higher performance, and potentially easier to implement, than some advanced multilayer barrier systems proposed for use in PV and displays.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report
1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
2. Flexible Glass: Technology, Products, and Key Suppliers
2.1 Manufacturing Trends and Challenges
2.2 Competition for Flexible Glass
2.3 Key Suppliers of Flexible Glass
3. Applications and Markets for Flexible Glass
3.1 Flexible Glass in Display Products
3.2 Prospects for Flexible Glass in OLED Lighting
3.3 Flexible Glass in Photovoltaics
3.4 Sensors and Other Applications for Flexible Glass
3.5 Key Points from this Chapter
4. Eight-Year Forecasts for Flexible Glass
4.1 Forecasting Methodology and Assumptions
4.2 Eight-Year Forecasts for Flexible Glass by Addressable Market
4.3 Summaries of Eight-Year Forecasts for Flexible Glass
Companies Mentioned
- Asahi Glass Co. (Japan)
- Corning (U.S.)
- LiSEC (U.S.)
- Nippon Electric Glass (Japan)
- Schott
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