What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| registry/licensing/permits | National/regional environmental authorities issuing IED industrial emissions permits, ETS installation registry, company registers | Per installation/permit document | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (SBS), works councils/trade unions (IndustriAll), company reports | Annual headcount per NACE class per country; per-site in company disclosures | public |
| financial filings | Listed parents (Saint-Gobain, AGC, NSG, Şişecam) via annual/segment reports; national business registers for subsidiary accounts | Quarterly/annual per legal entity or segment | public |
| incident/safety/claims | National occupational safety authorities (labour inspectorates), Eurostat ESAW accident statistics, insurers of heavy process industry | Per incident report; annual aggregates by NACE | public |
| waste & emissions | EU ETS registry & EEA Industrial Emissions Portal (E-PRTR), national environment agencies, plant operators, IPPC/BAT permit files | Annual per installation (CO2, NOx, SOx, dust); continuous stack monitoring… | public |
| pricing | Manufacturers' price lists and surcharge announcements, distributors/processors, price-reporting agencies and market research firms (IHS… | Per product type (thickness, coating) per region, monthly or per announced… | purchasable |
| geospatial/movement | Industry associations and consultancies maintaining float line capacity maps; satellite/thermal imagery providers observing furnace activity | Per float line / per plant location with capacity and cold-repair status | purchasable |
| logistics & freight movement | Customs authorities and trade databases (Eurostat Comext, UN Comtrade), bill-of-lading data vendors (Panjiva, ImportGenius), specialist… | Per shipment (HS 7003-7009) or monthly country-product flows | purchasable |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Manufacturers and market consultancies estimating float capacity utilisation rates | Per line, quarterly utilisation % | purchasable |
| energy consumption | Plant operators, grid/gas suppliers, EU ETS reporting (verified fuel use), national energy regulators, IEA/industry benchmarking studies | Continuous per furnace/site metering; annual per-installation in ETS and… | partnership |
| production output | Flat glass manufacturers (Saint-Gobain, NSG/Pilkington, AGC, Guardian, Şişecam), industry associations (Glass for Europe), national… | Per float line per day internally; monthly/annual tonnage aggregates in… | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Notified bodies and certification schemes (CE marking under EN 572/1279/12150, Ift Rosenheim, SKZ), automotive glazing homologation (UNECE… | Per product type/certificate; per batch internally | partnership |
| transactional/sales | Manufacturers' ERP/order books, glass processors and automotive OEM customers | Per order line / per shipment | exclusive |
| inventory & supply chain | Manufacturers and distributors (stock sheets by thickness/size), soda ash and silica sand suppliers | Per SKU per warehouse, weekly | exclusive |
| sensor/IoT | Plant operators' DCS/SCADA and process control systems; furnace control vendors (Siemens, Honeywell, Glaston, Grenzebach), online glass… | Sub-second to minute-level per furnace zone, tin bath, lehr, and per glass… | exclusive |
| maintenance & asset condition | Plant engineering teams, refractory suppliers (RHI Magnesita, SEFPRO) and furnace engineering contractors (Fives, Horn, Glass Service)… | Per furnace campaign; per maintenance work order | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.