Ultra-thin touch glass with a thickness of 0.1-0.5mm has relatively high demand in the market due to its excellent heat resistance for smartphones, LCD monitors, and tablets, accounting for more than 40% of the market.

Ultra-thin touch glass, also known as ultra-thin electronic touch glass or ultra-thin glass, refers to glass with a thickness ranging from 0.1 to 1.1mm. It excels in hardness, transparency, heat resistance, and electrical insulation. Additionally, its mechanical and chemical properties remain stable under oxidation and lighting conditions, making it a crucial material for manufacturing various electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, and LCD monitors.

Ultra-thin touch glass can be produced through float process, overflow downdraw process, or slot downdraw process. The float process involves melting, purification, floating, and cutting. The overflow downdraw process is a popular research direction for ultra-thin touch glass manufacturing. The slot downdraw process allows for continuous production of ultra-thin touch glass.

Major foreign manufacturers of ultra-thin touch glass include Corning, AGC, Nippon Electric Glass, Schott, NSG, and AvanStrate. In China, key manufacturers include CNBM (Bengbu) Optoelectronics, CSG Holding, and Taiwan Glass. Among them, Corning, AGC, and Nippon Electric Glass dominate the global ultra-thin touch glass market.

According to the "2024-2028 China Ultra-thin Touch Glass Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report" released by the Sii Research Institute, the ultra-thin touch glass market can be segmented based on thickness: 0.5-1.1mm, 0.1-0.5mm, and less than 0.1mm. Among them, 0.1-0.5mm ultra-thin touch glass has relatively high demand due to its excellent heat resistance for smartphones, LCD monitors, and tablets, accounting for over 40% of the market.

In terms of R&D progress in China, research on ultra-thin touch glass began in 2013, with successful production of 0.3mm glass in 2014. Since then, glasses with thicknesses of 0.2mm, 0.15mm, 0.12mm, and 0.03mm have been developed. Notably, 0.12mm ultra-thin touch glass was successfully produced in 2018, and 0.03mm glass is already being used in smartphones.

The demand for ultra-thin touch glass in China is growing, driven by the smart home and LCD monitor industries. Annual demand exceeds 50 million square meters, making it one of the glass products with high demand potential and promising market prospects in China.

According to Sii industry analysts, ultra-thin touch glass is one of the new materials encouraged by national policies. It boasts high light transmittance, good toughness, and excellent physical properties, making it in high demand for wearable devices and LCD monitors. With the further development of downstream industries and the expansion of application scenarios for ultra-thin touch glass, domestic demand is expected to increase. Additionally, as downstream users demand thinner glasses, the market share of extremely thin touch glass is anticipated to rise.