3M™ Facts and Figures for 2008

  • 3M is one of 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average

  • 2008 Sales worldwide of $25.3 billion

  • $1.4 billion dollars spend on research and development - $6.7 billion total for the last 5 years

  • 561 U.S. patents awarded in 2008

  • 3M and the 3M Foundation gave almost $49 million in cash and products to US education and charities

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3M™ World Class Reputation

  • 40th on Business Week’s Green Environmental Rankings for America’s 500 largest corporations

  • 22nd on Business Week’s list of 50 Most Innovative Companies 2009

  • 18th on Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 Most Admired Companies 2009

  • 7th on Forbes Magazine’s list of 100 Most Reputed Companies 2008

  • 30th on CRO Magazine’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2007