Company Profile
3M was founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. when its five founders were trying to harvest a mineral called corundum from the Crystal Bay mine. Although not much corundum was produced from the mine, a spirit of innovation and collaboration was born, to which today’s 3M owes its success. Recently, the company announced it expects to invest $1 billion over the next 20 years to accelerate new environmental goals.