Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
Commonly Referred To As 3m. As Of 2019 3M Produces Approximately 60000 Products In Four Major Business Groups (Safety And Industrial, Transportation And Electronics, Healthcare And Consumer Products) The Company Surpassed The Hundred Thousand Patents In 2014 However They Obtained Their First Patent In 1924 And Acquires Approximately 3,000 New Patents Annually.
3M Operates At Manufacturing Facilities In 29 States And A Whopping 125 Manufacturing And Converting Facilities In 37 Countries Around The World.
The Company Pays A Healthy 3.3% Dividend However It Looks As If Their Stock Chart Has Had A Few Troubles Their All-Time High Was In 2018 And They Struggled This Year To Be Positive As The End Of Last Year They Were Hovering Around 180 They Are Around 170 Today