The global scratch resistant glass market size reached USD 6.5 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 11.9 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 6.91% during 2025-2033.
Scratch resistant glass refers to a kind of safety glass coated with a hard protective layer. It contains a chemical compound coating that resists scratches and is lightweight, strong, and durable. It is commonly available in sapphire and chemically strengthened glass variants. Scratch resistant glass is widely used in cabinets, sliding doors, smartphones, kitchen, wall panels, lifts, partition doors, glass furniture, tablets, bathroom, and laboratory fittings. Scratch resistant glass acts as a protective layer and exhibits high strength, temperature stability, rigidity, flexibility, and durability. In comparison to regular glass, scratch resistant glass has an increased lifespan and maintains its original elegance.
Scratch Resistant Glass Market Trends:
The increasing demand for smartphones across the globe is one of the key factors driving the growth of the market. Scratch resistant glass is widely used on phones and tablets to protect the phone display against drops and other damage. Additionally, the significant growth in the construction industry is favoring the market growth. Since scratch resistant glass is commonly used in numerous interior and exterior elements of various structures, such as doors, windows, cabinets, and elevators, this is acting as a major growth-inducing factor. Various product innovations, such as the development of lightweight and thinner scratch resistant glass used in sunglasses, are providing a significant boost to the market growth. In line with this, the widespread product adoption in the automotive industry in manufacturing windshields and sunroofs is positively impacting the market growth. Apart from this, the rising consumer expenditure power, increasing infrastructural development, and widespread product utilization in the manufacturing of smart wearables are anticipated to drive the market toward growth further.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global scratch resistant glass market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, material and application.
Breakup by Product Type:
- Sapphire Glass
- Chemically Strengthened Glass
- Silica
- Hydrofluoric Acid
- Aluminum Oxide
- Others
- Smartphones and Tablets
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Others
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Others
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Others
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Others
- Middle East and Africa
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being AGC Inc., Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., Corning Incorporated, Crystalwise Technology Inc., Edmund Optics Inc., Guardian Industries (Koch Industries Inc.), Kyocera Corporation, Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd., Rubicon Technology Inc., Schott AG and Swiss Jewel Company.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1.What was the size of the global scratch resistant glass market in 2024?
2.What is the expected growth rate of the global scratch resistant glass market during 2025-2033?
3.What are the key factors driving the global scratch resistant glass market?
4.What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global scratch resistant glass market?
5.What is the breakup of the global scratch resistant glass market based on the product type?
6.What is the breakup of the global scratch resistant glass market based on the application?
7.What are the key regions in the global scratch resistant glass market?
8.Who are the key players/companies in the global scratch resistant glass market?
- 1 Preface
- 2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
- 3 Executive Summary
- 4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
- 5 Global Scratch Resistant Glass Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Forecast
- 6 Market Breakup by Product Type
- 6.1 Sapphire Glass
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Chemically Strengthened Glass
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7 Market Breakup by Material
- 7.1 Silica
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Hydrofluoric Acid
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7.3 Aluminum Oxide
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast
- 7.4 Others
- 7.4.1 Market Trends
- 7.4.2 Market Forecast
- 8 Market Breakup by Application
- 8.1 Smartphones and Tablets
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Automotive
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 8.3 Electronics
- 8.3.1 Market Trends
- 8.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8.4 Others
- 8.4.1 Market Trends
- 8.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9 Market Breakup by Region
- 9.1 North America
- 9.1.1 United States
- 9.1.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.1.2 Canada
- 9.1.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific
- 9.2.1 China
- 9.2.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.2 Japan
- 9.2.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.3 India
- 9.2.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.4 South Korea
- 9.2.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.5 Australia
- 9.2.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.6 Indonesia
- 9.2.6.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.7 Others
- 9.2.7.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3 Europe
- 9.3.1 Germany
- 9.3.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.2 France
- 9.3.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.3 United Kingdom
- 9.3.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.4 Italy
- 9.3.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.5 Spain
- 9.3.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.6 Russia
- 9.3.6.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.7 Others
- 9.3.7.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4 Latin America
- 9.4.1 Brazil
- 9.4.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4.2 Mexico
- 9.4.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4.3 Others
- 9.4.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.5 Middle East and Africa
- 9.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
- 9.5.3 Market Forecast
- 10 SWOT Analysis
- 10.1 Overview
- 10.2 Strengths
- 10.3 Weaknesses
- 10.4 Opportunities
- 10.5 Threats
- 11 Value Chain Analysis
- 12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 12.1 Overview
- 12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 12.4 Degree of Competition
- 12.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 12.6 Threat of Substitutes
- 13 Price Analysis
- 14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Market Structure
- 14.2 Key Players
- 14.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 14.3.1 AGC Inc.
- 14.3.1.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.1.3 Financials
- 14.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.2 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.
- 14.3.2.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.2.3 Financials
- 14.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.3 Corning Incorporated
- 14.3.3.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.3.3 Financials
- 14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.4 Crystalwise Technology Inc.
- 14.3.4.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.4.3 Financials
- 14.3.5 Edmund Optics Inc.
- 14.3.5.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.6 Guardian Industries (Koch Industries Inc.)
- 14.3.6.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.6.3 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.7 Kyocera Corporation
- 14.3.7.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.7.3 Financials
- 14.3.7.4 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.8 Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.
- 14.3.8.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.8.3 Financials
- 14.3.9 Rubicon Technology Inc.
- 14.3.9.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.9.3 Financials
- 14.3.10 Schott AG
- 14.3.10.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.10.3 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.11 Swiss Jewel Company
- 14.3.11.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
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