3M (MMM)

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3M Co. is a diversified industrial company. They refer to themselves as "fundamentally a science based company." They produce over 75,000 products across six segments: Industrail and Transportation, Health Care, Display and Graphics, Consumer and Office, Safety, Security, and Protection, and Electro and Communications. 

The company was founded in 1902 by Henry S. Bryan, Herman W. Cable, John Dwan, William A. McGonagle, and Dr. J. Danley Budd. Their initial plan was to sell corundum to manufacturers in the Eastern United States.

3M's 2007 revenues were 24.5 billion dollars. The company has over 76,000 employees in 60 countries and is headquartered in Maplewood, Minnesota.

The copmany joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average on August 9, 1976 when it was known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. They are currently also a member of the Dow Jones Composite, S&P 100, S&P 500, and S&P 1500 Super Comp. The stock symbol is MMM.