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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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