3M Company

3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics; Health Care; and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products masking and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance power distribution and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory hearing eye and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. The Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment tapes films sound and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; and reflective signage for highway and vehicle safety. The Healthcare segment offers health care procedure coding and reimbursement software; skin wound care and infection prevention products and solutions; dentistry and orthodontia solutions; and filtration and purification systems. The Consumer segment provides consumer bandages braces supports and consumer respirators; cleaning products for the home; retail abrasives paint accessories car care DIY products picture hanging and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers retailers jobbers distributors and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in St. Paul Minnesota.