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Key Metrics


Metric Unit 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Graph Link for More Detail

Net Sales

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$25,269

$24,462

$22,923

$21,167

$20,011

 

2008 Annual Report

Total Dividends

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$1,398

$1,380

$1,376

$1,286

$1,125

 

2008 Annual Report

Dividends per Share

U.S. Dollars

$2.00

$1.92

$1.84

$1.68

$1.44

 

2008 Annual Report

Research, Development, and Related Expenses

Millions of U.S. Dollars

$1,404

$1,368

$1,522

$1,274

$1,246

 

2008 Annual Report

3M Employees

Number 3M employees as of December 31st

79,183

76,239

75,333

69,315

67,071

 

 

3P Projects

Annual number of projects completed

616

438

364

369

387

 

Pollution Prevention Pays (3P)

3P Savings

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

$91

$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

61,000

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)

5.1

6.7

8.1

9.6

11.4

Graph

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide GHG Emissions

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

6.8

8.5

10.3

11.6

13.5

Graph

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide Direct GHG Emissions

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

5.13

6.73

8.74

10.20

11.90

 

Climate Change & Energy

Worldwide Indirect GHG Emissions

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

1.66

1.71

1.53

1.45

1.62

 

Climate Change & Energy

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

Million BTUs

27,000,000

27,400,000

27,200,000

28,100,000

27,900,000

 

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

1,071

1,119

1,188

1,327

1,395

Graph

Improving Energy Efficiency

Volatile Organic Air Emissions (VOCs)

Thousand pounds

13,600

12,700

13,500

15,000

14,000

Graph

Reducing Air Emissions

Volatile Organic Air Emissions (VOCs) Indexed to Net Sales

Pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

540

520

590

710

700

Graph

Reducing Air Emissions

U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Releases

Thousand pounds of TRI releases based on year reported

3,500

3,700

3,700

3,800

4,200

Graph

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

.14

.15

.16

.19

.23

Graph

Reducing Air Emissions

Waste (excludes offsite recycling)

Million pounds

373

408

413

397

406

Graph

Reducing Waste

Waste Indexed to Net Sales (excludes offsite recycling)

Million pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

.015

.016

.018

.019

.020

Graph

Reducing Waste

Waste (includes offsite recycling)

Million pounds

634

671

680

648

unavailable

 

Reducing Waste

Waste Indexed to Net Sales (includes offsite recycling)

Million pounds / million U.S. Dollars net sales

.025

.027

.030

.031

unavailable

 

Reducing Waste

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

Million Cubic Meters

43

45

46

47

unavailable

 

Water Management

3M Worldwide Recordable Incident Rate

 

1.65

1.78

1.84

1.72

1.94

 

Safety & Health Data

3M Worldwide Lost Time Incident Rate

 

.52

.54

.59

.49

.64

 

Safety & Health Data

Worldwide Fatalities

 

0

0

1

3

1

 

Safety & Health Data

Notes:
1 pound = .454 kilograms
1 short ton or ton = 0.907 metric tons or tonnes