What Is 3M (Brand)?
3M is a brand under the US company 3M, founded in 1902, headquartered in the United States, and established a joint venture in China in 1984 [4]. The company focuses on innovative R&D, investing about 5% of sales each year in developing new products, with 51 core technology platforms and over 133,000 cumulative invention patents [5]. In Q4 2024, sales reached US$6.01 billion, with full-year sales of US$24.6 billion, and the Safety and Industrial segment's sales grew 2.4% year-on-year [1].
The brand's main products are household cleaning utensils, daily-use kitchen containers, and non-electric polishing equipment, covering product lines such as household sponges, ceramic products, and glassware [1]. In 2024, it spun off its healthcare business into Solventum Corp, was named to the Fortune China ESG Impact List, and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 52.6% by 2030. Product iterations include automotive lightweight soundproofing kits, black professional protective masks, and fluorinated liquid immersion cooling technology [2-3] [5].
Household utensils; household or kitchen containers; plastic bags for packaging food and used as cooking containers (kitchen or household containers); combs; household sponges; brushes; brush-making raw materials; cleaning utensils (hand-operated); steel wool for cleaning; unprocessed or semi-processed glass (except architectural glass); daily-use glassware (including cups, plates, pots, jars); colored glassware; household ceramic products; household scrubbing utensils (hand-operated); household polishing equipment and machines (non-electric); polishing gloves; polishing materials (for non-electric household polishing equipment and machines, excluding preparations, paper, and stone, that can impart luster). In Q4 2024, sales reached US$6.01 billion, with full-year sales of US$24.6 billion, and the Safety and Industrial segment's sales grew 2.4% year-on-year [1].
Product iterations include automotive lightweight soundproofing kits, black professional protective masks, and fluorinated liquid immersion cooling technology, applied in smart manufacturing and data centers [2-5]. Adjusted EPS for 2025 is expected to be US$7.60-7.90, and the China market is planned to achieve mid-single-digit growth [1].
Continuously driving social progress through materials science innovation, committed to building a sustainable development system covering product R&D, manufacturing, and commercial application. Deeply integrating the healthy-living concept into the industrial ecosystem [2] [5].
With the purpose of sincere service, pursuing environmental protection, quality, and continuous innovation, striving to bring people more comfortable and higher-quality life convenience!
Relying on strong R&D strength and technological accumulation, 3M continuously launches efficient, environmentally friendly, and reliable air-treatment products and technical solutions. The company has established a rapid response mechanism that turns market feedback into real-time drivers of product iteration and service upgrades, and through an innovation loop of 'headquarters R&D - distributor field validation - nationwide replication of successful experience' ensures its technological advantage remains leading.
3M Center, 2501 Hudson Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144, USA
March 7, 2014 to March 6, 2024
Quality for survival; creating a better quality of life together; customer first; learning and improvement; unity and win-win.
