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How the AI boom is boosting paint maker PPG's sales: its specialized gray coatings serve critical functional needs and total $3M to $8M per data center, per JLL

Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity.

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How the AI boom is boosting paint maker PPG's sales: its specialized gray coatings serve critical functional needs and total $3M to $8M per data center, per JLL

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