3M, originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate headquartered near Saint Paul, Minnesota, operating across industry, worker safety and consumer goods. It produces tens of thousands of products, including adhesives, abrasives and personal protective equipment, and is best known for consumer brands such as Scotch Tape, Scotchgard and Post-it notes.
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Company TypeIndustrial and consumer goods conglomerate 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMaplewood, Minnesota, U.S. 1 Connections
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Post-it Notes were invented at 3M in 1968 (Spencer Silver's adhesive, Art Fry's application) and remain one of 3M's best-known consumer products.
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1. 3M (Wikipedia)
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founded = {{Start date and age|1902|6|13}} in [[Two Harbors, Minnesota]], U.S. | hq_location_city = [[Maplewood, Minnesota]] | industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
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