Description

Operating globally, 3M Company is a diverse technology enterprise. Its business is organized across four main segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. Within the Safety and Industrial segment, 3M offers industrial abrasives for metalworking, autobody repair solutions, and closure systems for personal hygiene, masking, and packaging. It also provides electrical products for construction, maintenance, power distribution, and OEMs; structural adhesives and tapes; a full suite of personal protection equipment including respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection; and mineral granules for roofing shingles. The Transportation and Electronics division supplies ceramic products, along with specialized tapes, films, and sound/temperature management systems for vehicles. This segment also manufactures premium large-format graphic films for advertising and fleet use, light management films, electronics assembly solutions, packaging and interconnection technologies, and reflective signage vital for highway and vehicle safety. The Health Care sector delivers food safety indicators, software for medical procedure coding and reimbursement, skin and wound care products, infection prevention solutions, and offerings for dentistry and orthodontics. Additionally, it provides advanced filtration and purification systems. Its Consumer segment features products like bandages, braces, supports, and respirators for personal use, alongside household cleaning supplies. It also encompasses retail abrasives, paint accessories, DIY car care items, picture hanging solutions, consumer air quality products, and a variety of stationery goods. These products reach customers via e-commerce and a traditional network of wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. Founded in 1902, the company is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.