PPG's specialized gray coatings boost sales amid AI boom
Tech companies are increasingly painting data‑center structures with specialized gray coatings applied over gray concrete and steel. The coatings are designed to resist fire, rust and static electricity, meeting functional needs for the expanding data‑center footprint driven by the AI boom.
Key points
- AI boom drives tech firms to paint data‑center structures with gray coatings.
- PPG provides specialized gray coatings that resist fire, rust and static electricity.
- JLL estimates coating projects cost $3M to $8M per data center.
PPG supplies those gray coatings and is seeing higher sales as a result. According to JLL, each data‑center coating project costs between $3M to $8M. The story was reported by Emmy Martin of the New York Times and highlights how AI‑related growth is creating new demand for protective paint products.
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