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The 3M Japan Group Corporate Profile
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3M Japan Group3M Japan Limited
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Science...is just science.Until you make it improve the world. Science…is just science. Until you apply it to something.Make it do something. Change something. Improve something.
2017 Sales
About 313.8 billion yen
3M Japan Limited was established in 1960 as 3M’ s first local subsidiary in Asia, where it contributed to
Japan’ s rapid growth through the import and sale of products such as tapes, reflective materials, adhesives
and abrasives. In 1961 3M Japan established the Sagamihara Site, which has become its base of current
research and development activities. The 3M Japan Products Limited Yamagata Site (formerly Yamagata 3M
Limited) was established in 1970 as the largest manufacturing base in Japan, making the 3M Japan Group an
even greater global hub. Now the Group operates with about 2,800 employees, playing a core role in the
global 3M group. It also serves as a regional leader supporting astounding growth in Asian markets.
The 3M Japan Group Overview
The 3M Japan Group turns its eyes outward,poised to create innovation on the global market.
2017 Sales
$31.7 billionEmployees
About 90,000 people
Employees
About 2,800 people
3M Overview
From one idea to the next.First begun in 1902,
3M’ s long tradition of science persists today.
3M’ s history began over a century ago, in 1902, in Minnesota, U.S.A., where it was originally established to
mine corundum ore for use in grinding wheels. However, the ore recovered turned out to be of a weaker
quality, causing the company to turn to the manufacture and sale of sandpaper. The water-resistant sandpaper
released by the company in 1921, a world-first, was an overnight hit. As a result, the company turned to
abrasives and adhesives technology. Since then, we at 3M have moved from one idea to the next, linking
innovation with utility to create a diverse array of products and services.
3M Vision
3M Technology Advancing Every Company
3M Products Enhancing Every Home
3M Innovation Improving Every Life
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3M does business in seventy countries around the world.
The 3M global network
The 3M global network
The 3M Japan Group
Establishment Feb. 23, 1960Capital 960,000,000 JPYHeadquarters 6-7-29 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8684
Minatomirai Minatomirai Grand Central TowerOffice 4-6-2 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-8684
Branch OfficesSapporo SR Bldg., 2-8-2 Minami 1 Jo Higashi, Chuo-ku,Branch Office Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0051
Sendai Manulife Place Sendai Bldg., 1-6-9 Kokubun-cho,Branch Office Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-0803
Tokyo Chiyoda First Bldg., East WingBranch Office 3-8-1 Nishikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0065
Tokyo Second Sumitomo Fudosan Otowa Bldg.,Branch Office 2-9-3 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012
Yokohama Minatomirai Grand Central TowerBranch Office 4-6-2 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi,Kanagawa 220-8684
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Sales & MarketingManufacturingR & D
3M Sales LimitedEstablishment June 11, 1973Corporate Name
Jan. 15, 2015Change DatePrincipal Office 6-7-29 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8684
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3M Phoenix LimitedEstablishment Oct. 16, 1997Principal Office 3-8-8 Minami Hashimoto, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-5285
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Sagamihara 3-8-8 Minami Hashimoto, Chuo-ku,Site Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-5285
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Yamagata 5500 Osanagi, Higashine-shi,Site Yamagata 999-3737
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Hamamatsu Hamamatsu-Act Tower, Office 111-2 Itaya-machi,Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 430-7717
Nagoya ORE Nagoya Fushimi Bldg.Branch Office 2-9-29 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-0003
Osaka Nakanoshima Intes Bldg., Branch Office 6-2-40 Nakanoshima,Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0005
Takamatsu Taiyo Seimei Takamatsu Nakajinchou Bldg.Office 2-5 Nakajinchou, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 760-0056
Hiroshima Park Side Bldg., 2-8-4 Ote-machi, Naka-ku,Branch Office Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-0051
Fukuoka Molty Tenjin Bldg., 1-1-7 Maizuru, Chuo-kuBranch Office Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-0073
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Establishment March 24, 1970Corporate NameChange Date Jun 1,2015Capital 360,000,000 JPYPrincipal Office 6-7-29 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8684
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Iwate SitePrincipal Office
Ibaraki SitePrincipal Office
Chiba SitePrincipal Office
5500 Osanagi, Higashine-shi, Yamagata 999-3737
3-17 Kitakami Kogyodanchi, Kitakami-shi, Iwate 024-0192
880-21 Fujigaoka, Sekimoto-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki 319-1725
283-0052 Chiba, Ninofukuro, Togane-shi,Chiba719-3
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Solutions only 3M can offer, as a science company that pursues technology.
Since its inauguration as the first subsidiary in Asia in 1960, the 3M
Japan Group has delivered products to meet trends in the Japanese
market, making use of 3M’ s global R&D platform and its sourcing and
production network. Currently we serve as a major center in Asia to
provide products made in Japan to Asia and around the world.
The 3M Japan Group’s strength has been industrial business to support
Japanese export industries such as the automotive and electronics
industries. In recent years, we have also focused on
domestic-demand-based businesses, including health care and consumer
businesses, as well as industrial. With this balanced focus on both
domestic and export businesses, we will be less affected by the impact of
recession and achieve sustainable growth. The 3M Japan Group has
drawn up growth strategies focusing on five megatrends in the Japanese
markets: (1) Healthcare & Aging Society–Innovate with local products to
meet the needs of Japan, the most fast-paced aging society in the world.
(2) Government & Infrastructure–Sophisticated Design and Renovation of
Commercial Facilities for the 2020 Olympics. (3) Sustainable
energy–Offer solutions to concerns about the environment and energy
conservation. (4) New Buying Behavior– Strengthen our e-commerce
capabilities. (5) High-tech Industry–Leverage the business in areas such
as automotives, telecommunications and electronic devices, in which
Japan originally has strong competitiveness. We will offer our customers
more value-added solutions to address the issues in these megatrends.
3M will leverage its unique cycle of “seeing the actuality (gemba) of the
customer’s business, identifying customers’ needs, combining 3M
technologies, and delivering solutions only 3M can offer,” to provide
unique, differentiated products and services to customers.
In order for the 3M Japan Group to keep growing, it is essential to
respond to social issues through dialogues with stakeholders based on
our solid compliance and risk management. This process will create new
value, and we will further strengthen relationships of trust with our
customers, suppliers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders. I
believe that the 3M Japan Group’s assets of ingenious technologies, high
performing talent, and strong customer bases enable us to achieve
remarkable results.
Delivering innovationsdeveloped in Japan to the world:An important base in Asia
Focusing on 5 megatrendsto grow in the mature Japanese market Achieving sustainable growth through
relationships built on trust with every stakeholder
President,3M Japan Limited
Management members supporting the 3M Japan Group 1 Steven Vander Louw President
2 Masahiko Kon Vice President Finance, General Affairs and Construction Business Related
3 Kenichi Ishikawa Executive Director Safety & Graphics Business
4 Masashi Shimada Executive Director Strategic Accounts and Key Growth Projects
5 Takashi Ito Executive Director Consumer Business
6 Kazushige Hosoi Executive Director Industrial Business
7 Liu Qiao Executive Director Chief Technical Officer
8 Kiyoshi Endo Executive Director Manufacturing & Supply Chain
9 Hideo Yamazaki Executive Director Display Materials and Systems
10 Masahiro Yamaguchi Director Industrial Business
11 Hiroyuki Ishizaki Director Electronics & Energy Business, Automotive Electronics
12 Hiroyuki Sasase Director Health Care Company President
13 Satoshi Kodou Director Business Services and Business Transformation, Information Technology
14 Takatoshi Ohkubo Director Corporate Process Innovation and Quality Assurance
15 Makiko Nogawa Director Human Resources
16 Hiroko Miyazaki Director Legal Affairs
17 Hidetsugu Takahashi Director Corporate Strategy and Marketing
18 Nobuyuki Urata Auditor
Steven Vander Louw
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Electronics
Offering 55,000 products that leverage our sciencefor diverse industrial fields as well as for everyday life.
3M strengths: Ten fields and five business groups
IndustrialWe contribute to development in the industrial field through tapes, abrasives, filter materials, fluorine chemical products, and other goods which help to support job sites.
Electronics & Energy3M products are used in a wide range of areas to helpcreate the infrastructure that supports society, includingelectrical and electronic devices, power cables and connectors.
ConsumerWe provide office supplies that offer greater conve-nience and enrich communication, as well as household products that help to support hygienic and comfortable lives.
Health Care
National Resilience Project
We contribute to a healthier society, garnering high professional praise in medical and food hygiene fields, including treatment, nursing, caregiving and dentistry.
We set up an organization that leads cross-divisional efforts under the theme of “National Resilience” to devise various solutions that will contribute to maintaining and managing social infrastructure.
Promotion of e-commerce and digital marketingWe set up an organization that promotes e-commerce in every business as a way to increase points of contact with our customers. Utilizing every “e” possibility, we are diversifying sales channels and accelerating innovative sales activities.
Safety & GraphicsWe support contemporary life across a broad range offields, including graphic products and decorativefinishing for advertisements, automotives and buildings,as well as reflective sheets for traffic safety, personalsafety products, and other such goods.
3M strengths: Ten fields
Five business groups Major fields
Cross-divisional Efforts
Energy
Consumer Design & Construction
CommercialSolutions
Automotiveproducts
Consumer
Consumer
Design & Construction
Design & Construction
Design & Construction
CommercialSolutions
CommercialSolutions
CommercialSolutions
Automotiveproducts
Automotiveproducts
Health Care Manufacturing Safety Transportation
Electronics
Electronics
Energy
Manufacturing
Safety Transportation
IndustrialAnticipating the needs of changing times,3M’ s range of products can be found in a variety of industrial fields.
Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division Abrasive Systems Division
Automotive and Aerospace Solutions Division Automotive Aftermarket Division
Advanced Materials Division Separation and Purification Sciences Division
Tapes, Adhesives
3M™ VHB™Acrylic Foam Tape
Acrylic foam tape with a powerful adhesive, easy application, and a beautiful finish. An alternative to bolts and screws, it bonds interior and exterior panels to truck and train body frames.
Abrasives
3M™ Cubitron™ II Products
Abrasive products that use precision-shaped ceramic grains to improve productivity with faster cutting and longer life. The products remove weld beads of common steel and aluminum from metal products or general machinery, remove burrs from automobile parts, and grind weld beads.
Automotive interior and exterior products
3M™ Light Strin
An acrylic resin single core optical fiber with excellent flexibility, temperature durability and uniform illumination. The special, transparent acrylic resin enables an LED point source to provide long distance, uniform linear luminance.
Automotive repair products
3M™ Masking Tape
Masking tape for automobile paint that attaches flexibly and removes without leaving adhesive residue. Designed to meet various customer needs.
Fluorine chemical products
3M™ Dyneon™ PTFE Compoundsand TFM™ PTFE Compounds
Fluororesin compounds with high abrasion resistance and compres-sion strength. Targeted for automobile and construction machine parts applications, they provide excellent heat-resistance and formability.
Filter materials
Filter made of ultra-fine fibers developed by 3M. Realizes filter layers with higher porosity than that of conventional products, allowing a high level of grain removal without impeding flow.
Health Care
Betapure™ Polypropylene Non-woven Depth Filter Cartridge SKYL/SKYB Series (0.5μm ~ 10μm)
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Electronics & EnergyProviding products to support a new generation.
Machine tool related products
3M™ 3D printer platform sheet 3099AB
The world’ s first 3D printer-specialized sheet. The specially processed surface firmly fixes the resin, and the formed object can be removed cleanly from the sheet. The product greatly improves the precision in forming a shape with ABS resin, which has been difficult to model.
Safety & GraphicsSupporting everyday life across a broad range of fields,from construction, signs and displays to public safety.
Design & Construction
3M™ DI-NOC™ Film
A wide variety of interior films including wood-grain, monochrome and abstract designs to stimulate the imagination of any designer. Long lasting and easy to install. Approved as non-combustible. The film provides beautiful finishes for offices, stores, and hotels.
Graphics products
3M™ Scotchcal™Graphic Film
Graphic products for a wide range of applications such as signs, displays, buses, train cars and planes.
Personal safety products
3M™ VFlex™ Particulate Respirators
Disposable low-cost mask approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Blocks over 98%* of dust and other harmful particles in the air. * Average measured value
Safety and security products
3M™ Diamond Grade™ DG3
Reflective sheeting traffic signs that shine brightly from afar even at night. High weather-resistance ensures that signs remain clearly visible for longer.
3M™ Rugged Comfort Half Facepiece 6500 Series
Respiratory equipment that protects against dust and gas, which you can remove with one touch without taking off your helmet. With just a push of the lever, it's easy to put the mask on again properly.
3M strengths: Ten fields and five business groups
LCD related products
3M™ BrightnessEnhancement Film
Film with multiple layers of thin membranes that control the transmission and reflection of light, allowing the most efficient use of backlight to increase the overall brightness of liquid crystal displays.
Power and communications products
3M™ Cold Shrink Tube
Tube used for insulation protection and waterproofing of electrical wire connections and cable connectors. Removal of the core after positioning the wire causes the tube to shrink into position to form a tight seal, reducing installation time.
Scotch® Vinyl tape for electrical insulation products
Vinyl tape used in various applications ranging from electrical wiring insulation to cable identifica-tion. It has high flexibility, stretches well and adheres firmly to uneven surfaces, giving a clean finish.
Electrical and electronic products
3M™ Mini-Clamp Connector
Connector that enables the connection of sensor leads and control wires within various types of manufacturing equipment, including that for semiconductors and automated transferring systems. Requires no special tools, thus reducing man-hours.
Fluorine chemical products
Display Materials Systems DivisionElectrical Interconnect Solution Division
Electronics Materials Solutions Division
Electrical Interconnect Solution Division Electrical Interconnect Solution Division
Electronics Materials Solutions Division
3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids
Non-flammable fluorine-based liquid for a range of industrial uses. Its excellent electric insulation and thermal stability are useful for chemical synthesis reactions at ultra-low temperatures and temperature regulating media for semiconductor manufacturing machines.
Cleaning products
3M™ Wet Disposable Mop
Wet disposable mop, new mopping system, contributes considerably to increase the floor cleaning productivity and hygienic control at food service restaurants, convinience stores, and other chain operating customers.
Construction Markets Division Commercial Graphics Division
Personal Safety Division
Transportation Safety Division
Personal Safety Division
Cleaning and Workplace Safety Division
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ConsumerHelping to support convenient and enjoyable lifestyleswith products for everyday life.
Stationery and office supplies
Post-it®
Full Adhesive Note
Sticky notes with strong all-over surface adhesion, ready to use whenever you need to take a note or leave a message. User-friendly, since the whole pad can be attached to your laptop, fridge and so on.
Scotch® Mending Tape
A high quality tape that is barely noticeable when attached. The tape’ s quality and color are long lasting. Provides a suitable surface for writing on. Winner of the 2014 Long Life Design Award.
Household products
Command™ Hook for bath & kitchen
This hook with a water-resistant adhesive tab holds strongly on a variety of surfaces exposed to moisture, such as a in a kitchen sink or in a bathroom. It can be removed cleanly by stretching the tab if it is no longer in use.
Scotch® Super StrongDouble Coated TapePremier Gold SuperMulti-Purpose
Double-stick tape that utilizes 3M’ s advanced adhesive technology for industrial fields. For bonding all kinds of materials, from flexible PVC to plastic.
Stationery and office supplies
A-one™ Label Seal
Labels that can be used for a wide range of purposes, from mailing labels to displays. They can be made easily with just a personal computer and printer. Offering a large selection, the labels meet diverse needs from office to personal use.
Household products
Scotch-Brite™Antibacterial UrethaneSponge
Sponge that removes burnt marks from pots and grills. Simple design is a perennial favorite among kitchen sponges. Winner of the 2012 Long Life Design Award.
Health CareResponding to the customers’ needs for health and safety across a wide range,from medicine and food to environmental fields.
Medical products
Protective cap for needleless connector
This disinfecting cap prevents contamination at the tube connecting part for intravenous drips or fluid therapies in the medical field. The product received the 2016 Good Design Award in Japan.
3M™ Littmann®
Stethoscope
Standard stethoscope that lets you effectively hear patients' heart sounds. Routinely used by many healthcare professionals including doctors and nurses. Featuring 20 attractive tube colors. On sale since 1996 and winner of the Long Life Design Award in 2012.
Dental products Orthodontic products
Scotchbond™Dental Adhesive
A single dental adhesive that can be used to perform seven different procedures using dental enamel, dentine, metal and zirconia.
Orthodontic ceramic brackets
Ceramic brackets that offer an orthodontist- and patient-focused design. The translucent brackets blend with the patient's natural tooth color, while their small size and low profile help minimize discomfort.
Drug delivery systems
3M™ Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler Systems
Aerosol formulation for the treatment of respiratory conditions such as asthma. Since our creation of the first metered-dose inhaler more than 50 years ago, 3M has been a world leader in inhaled drug delivery technologies.
Food safety products
Stationery and Office Supplies Division Stationery and Office Supplies Division
Consumer Products Division Consumer Products Division
Stationery and Office Supplies Division Consumer Products Division
Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division Infection Prevention Products Division
Oral Care Solutions Division Oral Care Solutions Division
Drug Delivery Systems Project DepartmentFood Safety Produtcs Department
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates
Dry film culture media for food bacteriological testing. Petrifilm plates save testing time compared with conventional methods and contribute to food safety manage-ment.
3M strengths: Ten fields and five business groups
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3M Japan Group is committed to offering greater value to society and our customers.
Cross-divisional Efforts
Organization Specialized in Meeting Megatrends
3M Japan Group has actively promoted activities in each business division to help the recovery of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake since its occurrence. In July 2011, we inaugurated the Tohoku Project Department in order to develop the activities on a cross-divisional scale beyond the boundaries of divisions. In 2013, the organization changed its name to the National Resilience Project Headquarters to evolve into an organization that could meet the need for social infrastructure with a longer service life. We will promote more extensive activities in liaison with municipalities, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, road and railway companies, and other private businesses of various industries.
We have offered solutions to customers in the Tohoku area and other regions as well, including water retention sheets that maintain the required
amount of water for proper curing to improve the durability of road and bridge concrete, emergency road surface repair materials to be used as a temporary measure before more permanent repair work on areas where roads have caved-in, and window film for shatter-resistance and the repairing of wall cracks.
Looking forward to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, redevelopment activities will be accelerated and demand for hotel renovations will increase. Now, the focus of work on social infrastructure has definitely changed from the construction of new buildings to repairs or renovations that extend the life of existing buildings. To meet this megatrend, 3M Japan Group will promote cross-divisional activities with its accumulated knowledge and skills in various areas. We see this as the best use of our resources to contribute to society.
Channel Expansion
To meet increasingly diversified purchasing patterns, the 3M Japan Group inaugurated the e-commerce promotion department. We are promoting the diversification of sales models by adopting e-commerce as one method of increasing points of contact with customers. We focus on digital marketing by using external EC sites to sell our products and by considering various types of sales promotion approaches through exposure to social media such as Facebook and Twitter. By expanding these connections, we will actively use every type of e-commerce: we will improve our websites, encourage traffic from external websites, and promote linkage to external pages.
We hold exhibitions at customers’ meeting rooms and event spaces, with the goal that customers see 3M as an indispensable partner as we develop solutions from the customer’ s point of view.
These exhibitions are held with a view to building stronger partnerships with customers and expanding business hand in hand through the introduction of 3M’ s cutting-edge technologies, services, diverse products, and total solutions. We also offer technological seminars and technological exchange meetings.
We are further promoting efforts to explore new markets together with our channel partners by providing more opportunities for us to explain 3M products to our distributors.
We develop solutions cross-divisionally in order to have a broad approach that meets the need for longer service life of social infrastructure.
Utilizing every “e” possibility, we will diversify sales channels and accelerate innovative sales activities.
Strengthening Contacts with Customers and Distributors and Jointly Creating New Businesses
Target markets Examples of solutions for longer service life of social infrastructure
3M™ Concrete Water Supply Curing Control Sheet 1117
3M™ Stamark™ Road Refurbishment L715
3M™ Scotchtint™ Window Film
3M™ Scothcal™ Film3M™ VHB™ Tape
Water retention sheets to maintain the correct amount of water in the curing process to improve the durability of road and bridge concrete. The use of this sheet is currently under examination at more than thirty construction sites around Japan, in addition to the Tohoku area.
Shorten the construction period for guideboard replacement in the renovation of restrooms at Tokyo Metro.
Emergency temporary repairs before more permanent repair work on areas where roads have caved-in.
Shatter-resistant window film used for the renovation of a school
We set up an organization that leads cross-divisional efforts under the theme of “National Resilience” to come up with various solutions that contribute to maintaining and managing social infrastructure. We are also focusing our efforts on e-commerce systems to support sales and marketing for each division.
Roads/bridges
Railways
Tunnels
Recovery of Tohoku area
Construction/Architecture
Airports
Electricity
Gas
Infrastructure (civil engineering) maintenance/management
"Adhesive and Bonding Solutions Seminar" Held for Distributors
The Tape and Adhesive Products Division held the "Adhesive and Bonding Solutions Seminar" at the Sagamihara Site to strengthen relationships with distributors and accelerate cooperation and business in key fields. At the seminar, they shared 3M's business strategy, the main market trends in Japan and abroad, 3M's adhesive and bonding technology, and successful application development examples. Participants got hands-on training that deepened their understanding of the performance and applications of the adhesives. We are continuing our efforts to strengthen relationships in order to expand the businesses of both our company and our distributors.
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Science Company That Supports Society
Value Creation Model of 3M
Financial capital
Human capitalTalent
Intellectual capital
R&D system
Manufactured capital
Production and quality control
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Social capitalGlobal Network
Natural capitalSocial capital
CSR Activity
Business
Life
HealthNeeds of customer
Potential needs and issues
Megatrends of society
Dialogue
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Identicationof needs
Identify customers’problems
Technologycombination
Utilize technology platforms
Flow of 3M problem-solvingTo continue to be a supplier chosen by customers
around the world, we make full use of all our resources, including global business bases and human resources networks, through all the processes of marketing, product development, production and supply.
The core business model for us is to identify the problems customers are facing in their actual sites, products, and situations, and create one-of-a-kind solutions combining 3M’s diverse technologies. Setting this model at the center of our business development, we are able to serve business, life and health areas.
3M will continue to support every aspect of our society based on the 3M vision.
Being a company group that continues to offer technologies, products, and solutions exceeding the expectations of customers based on the power of science.
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Coming age of IoT
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3M Technology Advancing Every Company
3M Products Enhancing Every Home
3M Innovation Improving Every Life
Examples of 3M solutions
Business
We offer solutions that support business, life and health.
3M Technology Advancing Every Company
Health3M Innovation Improving Every Life
Life3M Products Enhancing Every Home
3M™ Concrete Curing Tape 2227HP
3M™ Concrete Curing Tape 2227HP3M™ Concrete Water Supply Curing Control Sheet 1117
3M developed curing tapes and sheets to maintain the moisture levels needed to achieve stronger concrete, with fewer cracks and a higher tolerance for salt.
Improving productivity in the curing process that affects concrete performance and reducing environmental load.
● Recovery of Tohoku area● Renewal of aging infrastructure
3M developed kitchen sponges and cleaning sheets to remove burns and oil stains quickly and easily.
Increasing speed and efficiency of doing housework including dish washing and cleaning.
● Increase of one-person households and two-income households
● Balance between child/family care and work
Scotch-Brite™ Antibacterial Urethane Sponge SScotch-Brite™ Scrub wet sheet
Scotch-Brite™ Antibacterial Urethane Sponge S Scotch-Brite™ Scrub wet sheet
3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape
3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape
Social issues
Solutions offered by 3M Japan Group
Customer issues
3M utilizes the power of science to improve work efficiency, productivity, and functionality for customers in a wide range of fields.�
We offer total solutions for people’ s lives, including the creation of comfort-able and safe life spaces and ideas for a joyous and convenient life. We also provide various products and solutions to solve social issues in the fields of medicine and food for people’ s health, safety and security.
Contributing to the durability and longer service life of social infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels by developing effective curing sheets to make concrete stronger.
Social issues
Solutions offered by 3M Japan Group
Customer issues
3M developed a tape containing a silicon adhesive that is skin friendly. The tape helps minimize pain and reduce the likeliness of strands of hair being pulled out when the tape is removed.
Reducing pain when removing tape from patients with sensitive skin.
● Advancement of aging society in many developed countries
● Improvement of patients’ QOL
Social issues
Solutions offered by 3M Japan Group
Customer issues
Helping reduce time spent on housework by making it easier to remove stubborn dirt around the kitchen and on kitchen utensils.
Protecting sensitive skin and reducing pain for elderly people with an adhesive that is ‘skin friendly,’ as gentle to the skin as water.
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With 46 technology platforms at hand,3M pursues R&D that supports the success ofour customers’ businesses.
R&D systems
Research and Development
R&D is the heart of 3M. It has produced unique solutions for customers and supported business growth at 3M. The 3M business model is to create products that previously didn’ t exist. Through this business model, we have developed creative products such as abrasives, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, non-woven masks, and fluorine materials, based on 46 technology platforms. These products are distributed to various markets through five business groups (see Page 7).
Recognizing the importance of R&D, 3M targets an investment of 6% of annual sales in R&D in order to further vitalize innovation. A third of sales at 3M are the result of products that have been developed in the past five years.
Over 55,000 products are included in the 3M family. Behind this unparalleled product development lies 46 “Technology Platforms.” For instance, our microreplication technology was developed from techniques used during the creation of Fresnel lenses for overhead projectors, by which minute structures are created in repetition on a film’ s surface. Microreplication technology has been expanded to products such as reflective sheets for road signs, and has also been combined with other technologies such as those for forming minute prisms on a film’ s surface and those for controlling light. This has led to the production of brightness enhancing films that help to improve the efficiency and performance of smart devices and other high end goods. The platforms are regularly reviewed.
3M maintains a variety of programs to support the ideas and business plans of our engineers and other employees. These systems help to nurture individuality and creativity in our employees, which leads to original and ground-breaking innovations.
Funding Originality:the Genesis Program
The Genesis Program was established in 1984 to promote technological innovation and spur company growth. When engineers’ ideas show promise but do not align with the business plan of their departments, the Genesis Program can provide the necessary budget to begin development.
R&D to Spur New Innovation
Supporting employees’initiative and creativity3M’ s Innovation Program
Basic Research andDevelopment Technologies
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6% of annual salesTarget ratio of R&D
Technology Platforms CreateNew Technologies,Core Techniques, and Products
Accelerating Growth: the Pioneer Fund
The Pioneer Fund is directly controlled by the 3M Japan Limited president, and is used to accelerate growth and pursue new business opportunities. Funds are distributed to over 60 programs per year, including projects with short turnaround as well as those which span several years.
Engineers Exchanging Ideas: TIE Events
During the Tech Forums carried out in countries throughout the world, 3M holds events where engineers can gather for a cross-functional exchange of ideas, promoting synergy by allowing engineers to come into contact with technologies outside their specialization. In Japan, these include TIE (Technical Information Exchange) Events, which are poster sessions in which engineers can announce the results of their research.
AbAbrasives
AdAdhesives
AmAdvancedMaterials
FlFluoromaterials
CeCeramics
NtNanotechnology
CoAdvanced
Composites
NwNonwovenMaterials
PoPorous
Materials &Membranes
EmElectronicMaterials
SmSpecialtyMaterials
MoMolding
PePredictive
Engineering &Modeling
MrMicroreplication
PmPolymer
Processing
PdParticle &DispersionProcessing
PpPrecision
Processing
RpRadiation
Processing
SuSurface
Modification
VpVapor
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AnAnalytical
FcFlexible
Converting &Packaging
AsApplication
Software
InInspection &
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PrProcess
Design &Control
SeSensors
WeAcceleratedWeathering
BiBiotech
AcAccoustic
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FsFiltration,
Separation,Purification
FeFlexible
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MiMicrobialDetection
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MfMechanicalFasteners
MdMedical DataManagement
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ImImaging
DiDisplay
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Total No. of Visitors toCustomer Technical Center
Over 130,000
Developing Possibility:The Customer Technical Center (CTC)Located at the Sagamihara Site
The Customer Technical Center (CTC) is an innovative solution center where 3M engineers work in collaboration with our customers to develop ideas which address their technological problems. 3M’ s 46 technology platforms are on display at CTC. Customers can meet with engineers face-to-face to discuss problems and solutions and explore possible courses of action.
With 46 core technologies at hand, 3M combines innovative technologies in creative ways, displaying a strong capacity for product development. The range and depth of these technology platforms are unparalleled by other companies, with over 55,000 products that help to make the world a better place.
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Leveraging the “made in Japan” manufacturingcapability trusted worldwide, 3M continues to deliverbest quality products to meet customers’ needs.
Production/Quality Control Systems
Production System
3M Japan Products Limited was formed by integrating three manufacturing sites in Japan in 2015. It is one of the most important bases for manufacturing and technology development in Japan and the global 3M group. Japanese companies are strengthening product development and production systems for those industries in which Japan has a competitive edge on the world market, such as the automotive, electronics, and health care industries. Our mission is to deliver high value-added products to meet customer needs and achieve mutual success. To support this mission as a manufacturer, we will leverage the economies of scale gained by the integration of our manufacturing sites to improve efficiency and reinforce quality control systems through active capital investment. We will also promote talent exchanges to share technological know-how with different sites to produce synergistic effects.
In order to constantly deliver quality products that meet customers’ expectations, the 3M Japan Group has built a quality management system to fulfill the requirements of the markets. Our sites have obtained the ISO9001 certificate and ISO13485 for health care products production lines. For the continued improvement of quality and service, we use the Quality Playbook, a worldwide 3M tool, to apply the PDCA cycle starting with self-assessment. In addition, our suppliers all receive the document “Expectations of Suppliers,” describing 3M’ s expectations and regular assessments of our raw materials and parts suppliers.
Iwate Site (Formerly Iwate 3M Limited)
A base of adhesive tape production. By combining different substrates and adhesives, it produces a wide range of adhesive tapes for hygiene and industrial use. It also manufactures fluororubber and other chemical products by using unique chemical process technologies such as mixing, filling and chemical reactions. The Iwate site will increase production through continuous investment to become a superhub like the Yamagata site.
Chiba Site (Formerly Act Co., Ltd.)
A production base specializing in printer labels that joined 3M Japan Products in May 2016. The company produces OA labels and cards and related products and is a leader in the market in Japan.
Strengthening manufacturingcapability with synergiesbetween production bases
Quality Control System
Pursuing reliable qualitythroughout the supply chain
If a product contains excellent ideas but cannot be mass-produced due to issues with quality, cost, or delivery (QCD), it will be of no use. The 3M Japan Group manufacturing technology department has built and implemented optimal production processes for each product. They collaborate with the R&D and sourcing departments and participate in production from the product planning and designing stages, making use of their diverse manufacturing technologies including precision coating, nonwoven, and microreplication. They support speedy commercialization of innovative products from a manufacturing viewpoint.
Manufacturing Technology
Promoting valuable product development from a manufacturing point of view
A safe and clean production environment is essential for stable supply. 3M has operated the Safety & Hygiene Management System globally for more than 20 years. This Management System requires each subsidiary to comply with regulations and standards of the USA and the host country. The 3M Japan Group incorporates Japanese laws and industry standards to make production sites safe and clean.
Occupational Safety & Hygiene
Promoting a safe and clean production environment under global common safety and hygiene systems
Iwate Site
Yamagata Site
Japan has earned worldwide confidence in its excellent quality control, and is a vital production base in the global 3M group. To further this, 3M Japan Products Limited was inaugurated in 2015 to strengthen Japan’ s production capability. The 3M Japan Group continues to deliver products with excellent QCD (quality, cost, and delivery) to meet customers’ needs around the world as well as in Japan.
Yamagata Site (Formerly Yamagata 3M Limited)
The largest manufacturing base in Japan, with a 45-year history. Boasting top-class product shipment in the global 3M group, the site is one of a dozen superhubs in 3M. It produces a diverse range of products, such as reflective sheeting, internal/external decorative films, connectors, automobile sound absorbers/thermal insulation, nonwoven abrasives, nylon kitchen sponges, adhesive tapes, and optical films. The Yamagata site also serves as an R&D center for some of the products manufactured there.
Ibaraki Site (Formerly 3M Purification Limited)
A manufacturing base specialized in liquid filters. Using the 3M nonwoven technology, it produces micro filters and filters to adsorb specific substances.
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Creating value through collaborative dialogue with customers: 3M is a trusted and reliable partner.In order to provide ideal technologies, products and solutions, and to remain our customers’ supplier of choice, 3M works to jointly create value through communication with its customers, actively pursuing new opportunities for the creation of a variety of collaborations.
Proposing Solutions Based on Issues Identified at Actual Sites
Opportunities forDialogue and Collaboration
In order to respond to the differing needs of individual customers, 3M strives to create opportunities for communication with its customers.In the bright, open space of the 3M Innovation Visitor Center near the entrance of the head office, we exhibit 3M products, technologies and history in an easy to understand fashion to convey a ‘big picture’ view of 3M to our diverse customers.We also set up at our head office the “Material Science & Design” showroom for visitors from the construction industry to experience a wide variety of 3M solutions, and the 3M Dental Education Center for dental professionals aiming to promote cooperation with our oral care business. We use these facilities to deepen communication with customers by offering an opportunity to experience our products.3M will create new products and services to improve customer satisfaction through dialogue, taking into account social megatrends, needs and issues. We will identify needs commonly found among many customers, and use this as a base for our ongoing product development, and to direct the finding of new research themes.
Visualizing 3M:The 3M Innovation Visitor Center
In addition to exhibits of representative 3M technologies and their use in product applications, there are also special exhibitions arranged according to themes where visitors can interact directly with products.The story of 3M’ s origins and the popularity of products developed by 3M Japan are also introduced.
Experiential showroom to expand possibilities of construction“Material Science & Design”
We opened an experiential showroom named “Material Science & Design,” the first such showroom by a film manufacturer, for customers in the construction industry. The showroom exhibits approximately 900 kinds of interior materials and actual construction images, suggesting new perspectives for interior construction. With this space, we will meet a broad range of construction needs with fresh approaches.
Oral Care Collaboration Center:3M Dental Education Center
The Dental Education Center provides professionals in the dental industry with the latest information on oral care. In addition, the center is fully equipped with dental chairs, dental and orthodontic supplies, and other necessary equipment. Advanced display equipment is used during product seminars, training, lectures, and other events.
Forefront of Points of Contact with Customers
Our Application Development Engineers provide customers with product-related services as well as technology- and product-related solutions by utilizing the innovative and cutting-edge technologies and skills of 3M.For example, we are conducting projects to solve problems of major automobile manufacturers and electric manufacturers by visiting them in person.We have also formed abrasive advisor groups named 3M Ken-En Tai, special teams to give small-to medium-sized manufacturers advice about state-of-the-art abrasive techniques.
Technical Service is composed of an expert staff who uses the most innovative technological skills to help support 3M customers. Technical Service’ s principal duties include development of new products, improvement of existing products, and the cultivation of new applications, but staff is also ready to provide customers with product support and to offer technological and product-related solutions. This allows us to further expand business opportunities with our customers.
Confronting Customer Issues Directly, Increasing Satisfaction, and Ensuring Dynamic Product Development
Turning Customer Needs intoNew Ideas
Staff Specializing in Solving Technological and Product Problems Offer Support Services.
I make proposals for the development of joining materials and methods for automobiles. I am working on a project to develop a next generation car at a major automobile manufacturer. I visit the customer in person to solve their problems. Recently I made a proposal for a new material developed by the 3M Japan Group to strengthen automobile outer panels that would result in weight saving and better fuel consumption. My proposal was accepted because the customer appreciated my approach. They realized that the suggestion I made took into account not only the performance of the entire car but also the workability that I identified through frequenting their manufacturing site.
We offer solutions that satisfy our customers.
Masayuki Tachi,Automobile Division,Sagamihara Site,3M Japan Limited
Employee Feedback
3M Ken-En Tai, an Advisor Group to Support Abrasive Machining Processes at Manufacturing Sites
In 2014 the Abrasive Systems Division of 3M Japan Limited formed 3M Ken-En Tai, meaning abrasives support team in Japanese. This is a special abrasive advisor group to introduce state-of-the-art abrasive technologies including 3M™ Cubitron™ II Abrasive. The group visits small- to medium-sized manufacturing sites for transportation equipment, metal processing, etc., lets customers experience the products’ performance through demonstrations, and advises on how to improve the abrasive machining process.3M Ken-En Tai carries out its activities with a view to acquiring new customers in various parts of Japan, and also deepening communication with existing customers who are actually using 3M products. 3M Ken-En Tai has visited more than 10,000 companies so far.
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Creative corporate culture and talent diversity:3M training programs prepare the wayfor the innovations of tomorrow.
Talent
Talent Development Policy
Our most-valued resource for achieving our corporate vision is our people. 3M has established basic management and hiring principles, including respect for the dignity and worth of all individuals, and encouragement of the initiative of each employee. We encourage all employees to display leadership and expect them to play to win, innovate, foster collaboration and teamwork, prioritize and execute tasks, develop others and themselves, and act with integrity and transparency.
A Systematic Approach toGlobalization and Employee Growth
Establishment ofCorporate Culture
The unwritten rule handed down at 3M is that if an engineer believes that an area of research which differs from their official duties may be useful to future business, they may spend up to 15% of their work hours pursuing these ideas. 15% Culture has helped create new ideas for 3M. Since 2011 3M has presented the 15% Culture Award to the technologies and products born from the 15% Culture that are expected to contribute to future growth of the company’ s businesses. This film is made of a nonwoven fabric and is substituted for the diffusion plates used in televisions to provide uniform brightness. The film weighs 1/20th as much as conventional products and can contribute to resource savings including weight reduction of televisions. The product is also contributing to the growth of the company.
The Tradition of 15% Culture at 3M
In the process of creating new innovation, repeated trial and error is necessary. Accordingly, 3M understands that active challenge, without fear of failure, is vital for strengthening the independence of our employees. Emblematic of this belief are the words spoken by William McKnight, former chairman and father of the 3M revival; words which still guide the 3M of today: “Mistakes will be made. But if a person is essentially right, the mistakes he or she makes are not as serious in the long run as the mistakes management will make if it undertakes to tell
Fostering Intrepid andIndependent Employees20 awards
Awards for intrepid employeeswho have taken risks and produced results
Talent Development Program
The 3M Three Year New Employee Program ensures that employees acquire the skills necessary to become independent and self-motivated members of the 3M Japan Group within three years of entering the company. In order to cultivate the leaders of tomorrow 3M also runs the Japan Leadership Academy, which teaches the skills necessary to excel as a leader in the 3M group, as well as a Duty-based Training Program to impart the necessary specialist knowledge and skills for each division. The program’ s instructors comprise professionals from within and outside the company. In 2014, the Learning Center was set up at Sagamihara Site with the aim to accelerate employee development within the 3M Japan Group.
Choosing a Career Path through theDual Ladder System
3M was one of the first companies to create a dual career ladder for its engineers, offering the 3M technical community the same prestige, compensation and perks as offered to corporate management. The program is known as the Dual Ladder system. The system allows new engineers to choose whether to progress within research and development or within administration and management.
those in authority exactly how they must do their jobs. Management that is destructively critical when mistakes are made kills initiative. And it's essential that we have many people with initiative if we are to continue to grow.”
3M contributes to society through science. Accordingly, our most important management asset is our talented people, who share in 3M’ s vision of creating new innovation. 3M pursues a corporate culture which promotes independence. Additionally, we strive to reinforce systems which are conducive to an open and free corporate environment that encourages a diversity of talent.
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Results of Environmental Load Reduction Efforts by 3M Japan Group
Goals
*1 Waste generation per unit of production (kg/t-product)
*2 Energy use per unit of production (GJ/t-product)
*3 Water usage per unit of production (m3/t-product)
Please visit our website “Environmental Performance Data” for details about 3M Japan Group CSR activities.http://www.mmm.co.jp/sustainability/index.html
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Reduce waste generation per unit*1 to 10% below 2015 level
Reduce energy use per unit*2 to 30% below 2015 level
Reduce water usage per unit*3 to 10% below 2015 level
Results for 2016
Supporting the continuous growth of our companiesand helping to realize a sustainable society.
CSR Activity
Solving Environmental Issues
The 3P (Pollution Prevention Pays) Program began as a global 3M policy in 1975 to conserve valuable resources by preventing the sources of pollution. Its basic intent is to prevent pollution at its source through the improvement of manufacturing processes, use of alternative materials, and R&D, instead of eliminating pollution after it has been generated. The program aims to raise employee awareness of pollution prevention and environmental conservation. The 3P Program has proven that investment in environmental conservation benefits the company.
In January 2016, the 3M Japan Group devised an "Environmental Medium Term Goal" for 2025 in an aim to continue and further improve activities to reduce our environmental footprint. Based on this Medium Term Goal, three specific goals and target figures for each fiscal year were set, and activities have been promoted to put into practice the idea of environmental manage-ment and to achieve "sustainable develop-ment". In fiscal year 2016, we reduced waste generation*1 by 6% compared to 2015, but the result was less than the fiscal year target. However, the results for energy usage*2 and water usage*3 both significantly exceeded the fiscal year goals. Moving forward, we will continue the challenge to achieve our goals.
3P Program(Pollution Prevention Pays)
Promoting medium-termenvironmental targets
With Society With Employees
The 3M Japan Group focuses on contributions in four vital areas: 1) Utilizing our cumulative technologies and expertise to promote education, 2) Striving, as a manufacturing industry dealing in chemical substanes, to preserve the environment, 3) Using our strong presence in healthcare to address health/welfare, 4) And valuing our connection to unique local communities.
Four Vital Issues: Education,Environment, Health/Welfare,and Community
“Diversity & Inclusion” to Achieve Stronger Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth
Human resources with diverse experiences and values are indispensable to effectively meet business needs arising from the rapidly changing business environment and diversification of market demands.If unfettered discussions in the workplace can generate new ideas, and if employees can work in an environment of trust and mutual respect, then we can increase our competitiveness and grow together with our customers.We are placing special emphasis on developing human resources and a workplace environment where more female employees take on managerial positions and are responsible for business operations, and where they are able to maximize their potential.3M supports groups of employee volunteers that focus on diversity, believing that the power of a bottom-up approach is important for promoting diversity and inclusion. At 3M Japan Group we have established "Diversity & Inclusion for Innovative Values (DIIVA)," which engages in activities to support our diverse workforce and foster 3M’ s culture of inclusion.
Received Catalyst Award3M received the Catalyst Award in 2017 from the US nonprofit organization "Catalyst," which supports women's career advancement through inclusion in the workplace. This award is given to companies for their proven approach to expand opportunities for women in business.
A new program is incorporated each year at the Summertime Children's Science Laboratory event held at the Sagamihara Site. This time, experiments based on the themes of "The Science of Glass" and "The Science of Light and Color" were conducted. At the "Wizard Graduate School," in which participants devise their own experiments, various ideas were gathered from the children for a test to protect an egg from a bowling ball. When the results were presented, the children were unable to contain their excitement. During the experiments and explanations, the children diligently took notes and looked with wonder at the objects that they had made. Scenes such as these were very impressive. Moving forward, we hope to continue contributing to efforts to spark greater interest in science.
I want children to become enthusiastic about science.
Kaoru Otsuka,Automobile Division,AD Design Lab,3M Japan Limited
Employee Feedback
Conveying the Joy of Science to Children3M Summer Wizards Program
In 1996, in order to get children interested in the joy and mystery of science, the 3M Japan Group began holding the 3M Summer Wizards Program. This program is a prime example of the ways in which the 3M Japan Group uses its operations to contribute directly to society. In order to handle the planning, student applications, and day-of activities, the program requires a wide range of employee volunteers, not only from engineering but also from other divisions.
3M Sendai Port Park (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City)
In order to meet expectations placed on us by society as a corporate citizen, and to contrib-ute to the creation of a sustainable society, the 3M Japan Group works to build trust with stakeholders, contributing to local communities and society through the provision of envi-ronmentally-friendly products and services with inherent value.
Contributing to Society through theAcquisition of Naming Rights
The 3M Japan Group holds a close relationship with the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan, including our Sendai Branch, which serves as 3M’ s principal marketing base in the Tohoku region, as well as our use of Sendai Harbor to import and export products. In order to contribute to post-earthquake recovery in Miyagi Prefecture, in June 2013 we acquired naming rights to three facilities: 3M Sendai Science Museum (Aoba-ku, Sendai City), 3M Sendai Port Park (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City), and 3M Minatohama Seaside Green Park (Shichigahama, Miyagi District).
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For over 100 years, 3M has been connecting customers with the science of tomorrow.
3M™ Water-based Bond 7A world-�first innovative product developed by Sumitomo 3M (now 3M Japan). This water-based adhesive meets Japanese organic solvent regulations on environmental and occupational safety
The History of 3M and the 3M Japan Group
1975 3M™ Japanese Paper Masking Tape
3M™ Dual BrightnessEnhancement Film-Diffuse (DBEF-D)
3M™ Scotchcal™ Air Bubble Free Film
3M™ Super Dual Lock™ Fastener
Thoroughly improved masking tape that addresses Japanese customers' problems such as adhesive residue
Improved DBEF for large LCDs and added diffusion function in Japan
Improved application ef�ciency through Japanese technology that frees air bubbles from small grooves of adhesive on �film. Used in place of automobile paint
Resin fastener to bond automobile parts, developed in Japan under our 15% culture
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3M™ Thinsulate™ Acoustic InsulationUsed in various �fields from ski-wear batting to automobile acoustic insulation
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3M™ BrightnessEnhancement Film (BEF)
3M™ Novec™Hydro�fluoroether (HFE)
3M™ Dual BrightnessEnhancement Film (DBEF)
Improved LCD brightness and viewing angle through micro-replication surface technology
CFC alternative to prevent destruction of ozone layer and global warming
Improved LCD brightness with polarizing function through multi-layer �film technology
Product that enabled 3M to expand business from packaging to stationery and household markets
3M™ Wetordry™ WaterproofSandpaper
3M™ Respirators
Scotch® Cellophane Tape
Scotch® Masking Tape
World’ s �first waterproofabrasive, origin of 3MInnovation
First adhesive tape product, available in more than 300 varieties
Employed molding and �ltering properties of nonwoven fabric. Entered occupational safety and hygiene market
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2005 Cuno Inc. (Currently 3M Japan Products Limited Ibaraki Site) Joins the 3M Japan GroupAn important Japanese manufacturing base for filter cartridges and filter housing products.Name changed to 3M Purification Limited in 2011.
2014 The name changed to 3M Japan Limited.
2015 3M Japan Products Limited is InauguratedWe integrated Yamagata 3M Limited, Iwate 3M Limited, 3M Purification Limited, and 3M Health Care Limited Yamagata Site, and set up a new company, 3M Japan Products Limited.
3M Japan Limited, Health Care Company is Inaugurated3M Japan Limited integrated the business of 3M Health Care Limited and introduced the in-house company system.
New Global Brand Platform is Introduced“3M Science. Applied to Life.™” was globally introduced as the new corporate brand platform of 3M.
2016 3M Japan Products Limited Ibaraki Site is InauguratedAct Co., Ltd., which manufactures A-one products, merged with 3M Japan Products Limited.
2017 3M Phoenix Limited Yamagata Site is establishedThe special subsidiary 3M Phoenix Limited established the Yamagata Office.
1960 EstablishedIn 1960, Japan Minnesota 3M Limited was established as 3M's first overseas subsidiary in Asia.In 1961, Sumitomo Minnesota Limited was established as a fifty-fifty joint venture between 3M and the Japanese partners Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. and NEC Corporation.In 1962, Sumitomo Minnesota took over Japan Minnesota 3M, and changed its name to Sumitomo 3M Limited.
1961 The Sagamihara Site (Currently 3M Japan Limited Sagamihara Site) is EstablishedIn addition to the plant, the Sagamihara location is also home to the Customer Technical Center, where the gamut of research, development and product improvement is carried out.
1970 Yamagata 3M Limited (Currently 3M Japan Products Limited Yamagata Site) is EstablishedWith the establishment of the largest manufacturing base in Japan, the 3M Japan Group became an even greater global hub, supplying high-quality products not only to Japan but also to the various international 3M companies.
1976 3M Health Care Limited (Currently 3M Japan Limited, Health Care Company) is Established3M Health Care Limited supplies a broad range of medical, dental and other health related products, engages in product development, and offers unique occupational health and safety products and systems that meet the diverse needs of various industries.
1986 Iwate 3M Limited (Currently 3M Japan Products Limited Iwate Site) is EstablishedEstablished as a manufacturing base for pressure sensitive adhesive tapes that are designed to support the technological innovations and rising need for high quality in Japan.Iwate 3M is in the process of expanding production to fasteners and other goods.
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1986 Cable Transfer Splicing SystemA New copper module connector solution developed in Japan that can transfer telecommu-nication signals from existing cables to new route cables without interruption of telephone and facsimile services
3M™ Super Dual Lock™ Fastener3M™ Super Dual Lock™ Fastener
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Post-it® Notes
3M™ VHB™ Structural Bonding Tape
3M™ Scotchcast™Casting Tape
Worldwide hit product born from the spark of an idea in adhesive research
Strong double-sided tape using acrylic foam and adhesive
Tape that hardens into a plastic cast when soaked in water
3M ™ Cubitron ™ II fiber disc
Command™ Tub/Hook clear seriesThis hook with a water-resis-tant Transparent adhesive tabs (double-sided adhesive tape) and hooks for inconspicuous posting on walls. Also supports the recently popular need for "wall decorations" and "visible storage"
A polishing material that achieves a grinding speed of more than double that of grindstones through the adoption of proprietary 3M precision molded ceramic abrasive grains, thereby improving productivity and operability
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20123M™ Kind RemovalSilicone Tape
3M™ Scotchcal™Paint FilmFilm allowing graphics to be applied to very rough surfaces. Can be used on a range of outdoor objects
Silicone tape that gently removes from skin and hair to reduce discomfort
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3M™ OpticalClear Adhesive
3M™ Scotchtint™Window Film Nano Series
Tinted shatter resistant window �film for buildings. Over 200 layers in a �film just 50 microns thick
High transparency optical adhesive tape using an acrylic adhesive
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3M™ Trizact™ Diamond Film
3M™ Diamond Grade™ DG3
Reflective sheets that combine film technology with highly detailed surface technology. Enable bright, easy-to-see road signs that excel in nighttime visibility and legibility, supporting the needs of an aging society
A precision three-dimensional structure polishing material for finishing glass substrates and other materials. Uses a high polishing force without causing chips or deep scratches. Business is expanding through the development of products for customers in Japan
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2007 3M™ House Wrapping FilmHouse wrapping �film developed in Japan with a water absorption coating to prevent water from seeping through nail holes
3M™ ESPE™ Crown Product
Resilient, white ceramic dental crowns developed using unique 3M technologies. The patient can get same-day treatment at half the cost of traditional treatment. The crown is used to treat decayed back teeth
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3M™ Scotchtint™ Window Film Multilayer Nano SeriesThe product lineup for Japan's construction industry is being expanded by changing product specifications based on proprietary 3M thin-film lamination technology
3M™ Trizact™ Diamond Tile2010
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3M™ VHB™ Tape Y-4180
3M state-of-the-art adhesive technology was used to create a multipurpose acrylic foam tape with powerful adhesion to different materials
2014
3M™ Concrete Water Supply Curing Control Sheet 1117
Water conveyance sheet for curing concrete floors, developed for the first time by 3M in Japan. The sheet transfers water evenly through the fine grooves on the surface without using an external power supply
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3M™ Brightness Enhancement FilmA product that combines a hard coating with a luminescence improving film for smartphones. We continue to develop hard coating products suited to customer needs and tailored to the ever-changing model cycle of smartphones
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Abrasive �film for optical �fiver connectors developed using micro-replication surface technology
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