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How the AI boom is boosting paint maker PPG's sales: its specialized
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
TL;DRAI data centers need special gray paint; PPG is making millions selling it.
Why it matters: Infrastructure spending on AI is expanding into unexpected sectors, creating new revenue streams beyond chips and compute.
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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