Besides the U.S. operations, including 3M world headquarters in St Paul, Minnesota, there are subsidiaries in more than 60 countries, including manufacturing operations in 41 and research and development facilities in 29. 3M also actively reinvests its resources in those countries, helping to foster economic development wherever we are.

Established in 1953, 3M South Africa has grown from a sales and marketing organization to include the manufacture of a variety of industrial and consumer products. 3M South Africa's Sub-Saharan Africa/ Export Group is responsible for 3M operations in Botswana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia and Zimbabwe, as well as export operations into other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.