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title: "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 (Emmy Martin/New York Times)"
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summary: "PPG's specialized gray coatings for data centers, which resist fire, rust, and static electricity, are driving sales growth amid the AI boom, with each facility costing $3M to $8M, according to JLL."
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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 \(Emmy Martin/New York Times\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-22T11:01:23.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** data\-center

## Summary

PPG's specialized gray coatings for data centers, which resist fire, rust, and static electricity, are driving sales growth amid the AI boom, with each facility costing $3M to $8M, according to JLL\.

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