The India Bullet-Resistant Glass Market Continues To Grow Owing To the Rising Demand from the Automotive and Defense Sectors and Imposition of Safety Protocols

 

Bullet-resistant glass is a type of bullet-proof safety glass. These safety products are used in industries ranging from aerospace and defense to law enforcement, but their main application is bullet-resistant glass for ships, planes, and automobiles. The term bulletproof glass is sometimes also used to describe window panes found in windows, but this term is incorrect as they are not bulletproof. It is important to note that while many of these products are indeed bulletproof, they are not 100% bulletproof. However, when a product is bulletproof, it almost always has additional other bullet-resistant features incorporated into its design.

Bulletproof glass refers to any item which is bulletproof but is also capable of resisting impacts with a bullet or gunfire without suffering any damage. This includes bullet-resistant fiberglass, bullet-resistant windows, bulletproof vests, and bulletproof windowpanes. Bulletproof glass is actually a thin layer of crystalline silicon sprayed or rolled into a thick sheet. The crystalline structure of the material is designed to increase the rate of molecular transfer, thereby increasing its hardness.

Increasing demand for bullet-resistant glasses in the automotive industry is fueling the growth of the India bullet-resistant glass market. The automotive industry of India has gained rapid growth over the past few years owing to the rising production of automobiles in the region. For instance, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in 2020 around 2.9 million commercial vehicles and passenger cars were sold in India. Moreover, the growing financial infrastructure in India along with the increasing security concerns is also boosting the demand in the India bullet-resistant glass market.

This increases the degree of shock resistance along with the thickness of the material, meaning that ordinary attacks will not reduce the impact force on the bulletproof glass. This is different than ordinary toughened glass, which is not capable of increasing the hardness of an impact. In addition, bullet-resistant glass does not shatter into blunt pieces when shot but will shatter into oblong or even sharp pieces which will do less damage. This is because ordinary firearms have steel balls that will bend and deform into sharp points before piercing soft targets like the windows in a car. However, the maximum bullet-resistant glasses that are made in India do not meet the international regulatory standards. For instance, the EN 1063 of Europe creates a negative brand image of the bulletproof glass that is developed in India and is hindering the growth of the India bullet-resistant glass market. Moreover increasing import of bulletproof glasses in India at a lower cost has also negatively affected the growth of the India bullet-resistant glass market.