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Historical Timeline


This section contains highlights, technological breakthroughs and company achievements from over 100 years of 3M history.

Click each decade to learn more:

|  1900  |  1910  |  1920  |  1930  |  1940  |  1950  |  1960  |  
|   1970  |  1980  |  1990  |  2000  |  
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2000–Present
A New Century for 3M

For more than 100 years, 3M employees have worked to move the company forward. We are the key to ensuring that this new century will be an era of growth for 3M and for our customers.

Early in our company's history, William L. McKnight espoused a philosophy that focused on the importance of employee contributions. He encouraged management to empower employees and respect their contributions. That philosophy, which worked so well in the early years of 3M's history, will continue to guide us into the future.

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