3M is a $16 billion diversified technology company with leading positions in health care, safety, electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office, and other markets.

Through innovation, they've created markets ranging from Post-it® Notes and Scotch® Tapes to reflective sheeting for road signs and optical films for electronic displays. In addition to creating new markets, they continually reinvent themselves in existing markets to stay ahead of competition.

3M businesses share technologies, manufacturing operations, brands, marketing channels and other important resources. Thanks to innovation and their expertise in materials science, their broadly diversified in products and markets.

3M is a truly global company. They operate companies in more than 60 countries and serve customers in nearly 200 countries. In 2001, they generated 53 percent of their sales from outside the United States.