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3M Company Company Profile
Loath to be stuck on one thing, 3M makes everything from masking tape to asthma inhalers. The company has six operating segments: display and graphics (specialty film, traffic control materials); health care (dental and medical supplies, and health IT); safety, security, and protection (commercial care, occupational health and safety products); electro and communications (connecting, splicing, and insulating products); industrial and transportation (filtration products, tapes, and adhesives); and consumer and office. Well-known brands include Scotchgard fabric protectors, Post-it Notes, Scotch-Brite scouring products, and Scotch tapes. Sales outside the US account for about two-thirds of 3M's sales.
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Contact Information
Address: 3M Center
St. Paul, MN 55144
Phone:651-733-1110
Fax:651-733-9973
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2008):25269.00 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):3.30%
Employees (2008):79,183
Employee Growth (1 yr):3.90%
Key People
Chairman, President, and CEO: George W. Buckley
President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, 3M Innov: Gary L. Griswold
EVP International Operations: Inge G. Thulin
Industry Information
Sector: Conglomerates
Industry: Conglomerates
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