Book excerpt: This report provides: An overview of the global market for coated flat glass, which is used in special applications, primarily in buildings and automobiles, and is designed to create energy efficiency, increase durability, provide protection from breakage, reduce glare, and repel water and dirt. Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2015, estimates for 2016 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2021. Coverage of coating technologies, such as chemical vapor deposition, magnetron sputtering, as well as other processes, such as plasma vapor deposition and wet processes. Discussion of major product types and applications, regulatory and market trends, technologies, and regional demand. Coverage of the niche markets of photovoltaic (PV) glass for solar panels, reflective and anti-reflective glass, and self-cleaning glass. A look at the vendor landscape. Profiles of manufacturers, and glass coaters and finishers.