3M
3M Company (originally the
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American
multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, and consumer goods. Based in the
Maplewood suburb of
Saint Paul, Minnesota, the company produces over 60,000 products, including
adhesives,
abrasives,
laminates,
passive fire protection,
personal protective equipment,
window films,
paint protection film, electrical, electronic connecting, insulating materials, car-care products,
electronic circuits, and optical films. Among its best-known consumer brands are
Scotch Tape,
Scotchgard surface protectants,
Post-it notes, and
Nexcare adhesive bandages. 3M’s stock ticker symbol is MMM and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE), the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., and the SIX Swiss Exchange.
3M made $35.4 billion in total sales in 2021 and ranked number 102 in the
''Fortune'' 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. , the company had approximately 95,000 employees and operations in more than 70 countries. There are a few international subsidiaries, such as 3M India, 3M Japan, and 3M Canada.
In June 2023, 3M reached a settlement to pay more than $10 billion to US public water systems to resolve claims over the company's contamination of water with
PFASs (so-called forever chemicals). It has been revealed that the company knew of the health harms of PFAS in the 1990s, yet concealed these harms and continues to sell contaminated products.
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