Exploring the Chinese market

Founded in 1902, 3M is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, and operates businesses in many fields including transportation, construction materials, electronics, communications and health care.

3M’s history in China began in November 1984, when 3M China was registered in Shanghai as Shanghai’s first wholly foreign-owned company. It was also the first wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China established outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

(3M China’s business license registered in 1984)