Sustainable manufacturing is high profile news around the
world, but for 3M™ Industrial Adhesives and Tapes, it's not news at
all. "Green" has been a 3M priority starting with the first ever
water-based contact adhesive introduced more than 40 years ago.
3M™ Fastbond™ Contact Adhesive 30NF was an innovation then and
today is compliant with the most stringent U.S. air
quality requirements.
Building on green history, 3M is expanding and
accelerating the "greening" of product life cycles and encouraging
participation so that everybody wins whether in the role as producer
or consumer, customer or supplier, or simply a good neighbor.
More and more product designers and manufacturing engineers rely
on 3M™ Industrial Adhesives and Tapes for design flexibility, more
efficient production, and end use performance. At the same time,
energy costs and consumer demand for environmentally preferable
products are driving sustainable manufacturing. Businesses are
increasingly active in exercising their social responsibilities. And
many of these businesses prefer suppliers that share similar "green"
objectives. Wherever you look, you’ll likely find 3M™ Industrial
Adhesives and Tapes helping people get more out of life at work,
home, and leisure.
Proactive in the "greening" revolution
3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division is part of a large
corporation that takes responsibility not only for performance that
customers expect, but the environmental impact that comes with
large volume manufacturing.
Visit 3M.com/sustainability to learn about strong
environmental programs for climate change, water management and
waste management. Since 1975, 3M's Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)
program has prevented more than 2.7 billion pounds of pollutants
and saved nearly $1.2 billion based on aggregated data from the first
year of each 3P project. The 3P program helps prevent pollution at
the source - in products and manufacturing processes - rather than
removing it after it has been created.
3M is a trademark of 3M. The GREENGUARD INDOOR AIR QUALITY CERTIFIED Mark
is a registered certification mark used under license through the GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute. LEED® is a registered trademark of the United States
Green Building Council (USGBC).
