Key Metrics

Metric

Unit

2007

2006

2005

2004

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Net Sales

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$24,462

$22,923

$21,167

$20,011

2007 Annual Report

Total Dividends

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$1,380

$1,376

$1,286

$1,125

2007 Annual Report

Dividends per Share

U.S. Dollars

1.92

1.84

1.68

1.44

2007 Annual Report

Research, Development, and Related Expenses

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$1,368

$1,522

$1,274

$1,246

2007 Annual Report

3M Employees

Number 3M employees as of December 31st

76,239

75,333

69,315

67,071

3P Projects

Annual number of projects completed

438

364

369

387

Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)

3P Savings

Millions of U.S. Dollar savings from projects submitted in that calendar year

$91.3

$52.7

$48.3

$51.6

Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)

3P Pollution Prevented (tons)

Short tons of pollution prevented from projects submitted in that calendar year

56,600

35,100

196,800

27,300

Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)

U.S. GHG Emissions

Million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions (includes Kyoto & non-Kyoto gases)

Data will be available in July, 2008

8.1

9.6

11.4

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide GHG Emissions

Million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions (includes Kyoto & non-Kyoto gases)

Data will be available in July, 2008

10.2

11.6

13.5

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide Direct GHG Emissions

Million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions (includes Kyoto & non-Kyoto gases)

Data will be available in July, 2008

8.7

10.2

11.9

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide Indirect GHG Emissions

Million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions (includes Kyoto gases)

Data will be available in July, 2008

1.5

1.5

1.6

Climate Change & Energy

Global Energy Use (All manufacturing facilities and any 3M location greater than 2,800 square feet)

Million BTUs

(GJ)

29,200,000

(31)

27,200,000

(29)

28,200,000

(30)

27,900,000

(29)

Improving Energy Efficiency

Energy Use Indexed to Net Sales (All manufacturing facilities and any 3M location greater than 2,800 square feet)

Million BTU / million U.S. Dollars Net Sales

1,193

1,188

1,331

1,395

Improving Energy Efficiency

Volatile Organic Air Emissions (VOCs)

Thousand pounds

12,700

13,440

14,970

14,070

Reducing Air Emissions

Volatile Organic Air Emissions (VOCs) Indexed to Net Sales

Pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

520

590

710

700

Reducing Air Emissions

U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Releases

Thousand pounds of TRI releases based on year reported

3,700

3,700

4,500

4,200

Reducing Air Emissions

U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Releases Indexed to Net Sales (releases based on year reported & net sales based on year released)

Thousand pounds of TRI releases / million U.S. Dollars net sales

.15

.17

.22

.23

Reducing Air Emissions

Waste (excludes offsite recycling)

Million pounds

401

413

397

406

Reducing Waste

Waste Indexed to Net Sales (excludes offsite recycling)

Million pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

.016

.018

.019

.020

Reducing Waste

Waste (includes offsite recycling)

Million pounds

665

680

648

unavailable

Reducing Waste

Waste Indexed to Net Sales (includes offsite recycling)

Million pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

.027

.030

.031

unavailable

Reducing Waste

Manufacturing Water Use (Total water use at 3M's manufacturing facilities)

Cubic Meters

45,290,000

45,794,000

47,019,000

unavailable

Water Management

% of Total Manufacturing Cooling Water Use that is Returned to a Source

Percentage

67%

66%

64%

unavailable

Water Management

3M Worldwide Recordable Incident Rate

1.78

.72

.68

.92

Safety & Health Data

3M Worldwide Lost Time Incident Rate

.54

.59

.49

.64

Safety & Health Data

Worldwide Fatalities

0

1

3

1

Safety & Health Data