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Who We Are


A Global, Diversified Technology Company

3M is fundamentally a science-based company. We produce thousands of imaginative products, and we're a leader in scores of markets – from health care and highway safety to office products and optical films for LCD displays. Our success begins with our ability to apply our technologies – often in combination – to an endless array of real-world customer needs. Of course, all of this is made possible by the people of 3M and their singular commitment to make life easier and better for people around the world.


Our Values

  • Act with uncompromising honesty and integrity in everything we do. 
  • Satisfy our customers with innovative technology and superior quality, value and service. 
  • Provide our investors an attractive return through sustainable, global growth. 
  • Respect our social and physical environment around the world.
  • Value and develop our employees' diverse talents, initiative and leadership.
  • Earn the admiration of all those associated with 3M worldwide. 

3M At a Glance (Year-end 2007)

  • Worldwide sales: $24.5 billion.
  • International sales: $15.5 billion (63 percent of company's total).
  • Companies in more than 60 countries.
  • 3M products sold in nearly 200 countries.
  • More than 75,000 employees worldwide.
  • 3M employs mostly local nationals. Fewer than 300 3M employees worldwide are Foreign Service Employees not residing in their home countries. 
3M Facts 2007 (pdf 25k)