3M

3M (originally Minnesota MiningManufacturing Company)an American corporation that produceswidely diversified rangeproducts including Scotch tape.

The company was establishedDuluth, Minnesota 1902, but soon moved its headquartersMaplewood (a St. Paul suburb), whereremainsthis day. It has greatly expanded from its original product linecoated abrasives, topoint where 3Mone of30 companies included inDow Jones Industrial Average,is number 126 in2002 Fortune 500 listing. Their most recognized brands areScotch^™ lineproductsPost-It^™ notes.

3M trades onNew York Stock Exchange undersymbol MMM.