3M, a publicly owned company headquartered in Maplewood, a suburb of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was founded in 1902 and employs approximately 65,600 individuals. The company reported $24.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as an American multinational conglomerate, 3M specializes in industrial machinery manufacturing, worker safety, and consumer goods. The company produces over 60,000 products under several brands, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, personal protective equipment, window films, paint protection film, electrical, electronic connecting, insulating materials, car-care products, electronic circuits, and optical films.