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  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    Top 3M shareholder fires warning shot at chief executive

    German asset manager Flossbach von Storch says it is increasingly concerned at how the company is run

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    3M to cut 2,500 manufacturing jobs as consumer demand slows

    Chief executive says ‘additional actions’ could be taken ahead of healthcare unit spin-off

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Lex
    3M: industrial titan is defined by its mounting legacy liabilities Premium content

    Decision to end production of ‘forever chemicals’ comes as group faces mounting legal challenges

  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    Environment
    3M to end ‘forever chemicals’ production as pressure builds

    Conglomerate to phase out Pfas used in products such as mobile phones and non-stick pans

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    The Big Read
    ‘Texas two-step’: the US legal move letting corporations off the hook

    Critics say the controversial legal manoeuvre allows companies to bypass their responsibilities. But judges are beginning to crack down

  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    US bankruptcy courts struggle with product liability disputes Premium content

    3M’s Chapter 11 strategy in the case of subsidiary Aearo runs into problems

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    3M loses attempt to halt thousands of earplugs lawsuits

    Bankruptcy judge says jury trials can continue in one of the largest mass torts in US history

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    Lex
    3M: prodding a prodigal into the bankruptcy courts Premium content

    US courts have become prime venues for resolving ‘mass torts’

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    3M earplugs unit files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits from military veterans

    US conglomerate known for Post-it notes and face masks will also spin off healthcare unit

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    ObituarySpencer Silver
    Spencer Silver, chemist and inventor 1941-2021

    The scientist whose chance discovery of a reusable adhesive led to the development of the Post-it note

  • Sunday, 20 December, 2020
    How to Lead
    A CEO’s challenge to meet stratospheric demand

    3M’s Mike Roman acted quickly when his company’s N95 face masks became the world’s most in-demand item

  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
    Corporate earnings and results
    3M promises monthly updates in lieu of earnings forecasts

    Industrial bellwethers wrestle with how to keep investors informed during virus uncertainty

  • Sunday, 19 April, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Covid-19 is bringing out protectionist instincts

    ‘Piracy’ in obtaining vital supplies may rebound on those responsible

  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    EU warns of global bidding war for medical equipment

    Top official says countries are scrambling for essential supplies to fight coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Trump reaches respirator mask deal with 3M

    US to import more than 160m N95 respirators from overseas over three months

  • Friday, 3 April, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    US swoop sees 3M masks allegedly diverted from Berlin

    German official denounces ‘modern piracy’ but company says it has ‘no evidence’ of seizure

  • Friday, 3 April, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    White House tried to force 3M to send masks from Singapore to US

    Trump invokes wartime powers act again to deal with coronavirus equipment shortages

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Lex
    3M: Scotching a break-up Premium content

    Further spinouts from US conglomerate would be more trouble than they would be worth

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    3M cuts 1500 jobs after hit in Asia and sector weakness

    Shares slide after company discloses subpoena over discharge from Alabama plant

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    LexCoronavirus pandemic
    Alibaba & coronavirus: mask task Premium content

    Ecommerce giant should reap long-term benefits from its warning against profiteering by mask sellers  

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Scotch tape maker 3M cuts earnings outlook

    Weakness in Asia-Pacific weighs on quarterly sales

  • Thursday, 2 May, 2019
    3M to buy wound-care product maker Acelity in $6.7bn deal

    Industrial group trims share repurchase programme as a result of transaction

  • Thursday, 25 April, 2019
    3M to cut jobs globally after ‘disappointing’ start to 2019

    Post-it maker’s shares fall 13% after reporting hit to China sales, dragging down Dow

  • Tuesday, 29 January, 2019
    US & Canadian companies
    3M profit tops estimates amid strong US sales
  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    3M eyes solid 2019 despite trade headwinds
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