3M Company MMM

Company Overview

3M Company (MMM) is a diversified global technology and manufacturing company operating across the industrial, safety, transportation, electronics, and consumer markets. The company develops and sells a wide range of products that apply its core capabilities in materials science, adhesive technologies, filtration, and surface engineering. 3M’s portfolio spans thousands of products used in manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare-related applications (historically), consumer goods, and electronics, serving both business-to-business and consumer end markets.

Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M evolved from an early mining venture into a multinational innovation-driven enterprise. Over more than a century, the company built a reputation for systematic research and development, historically reinvesting a significant portion of revenue into innovation. In 2024, 3M completed the spin-off of its healthcare business into Solventum, marking a major strategic shift toward a more focused industrial and consumer-oriented structure.