[DOC] [TLE] 3M - Wikipedia [PAR] The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing 
Company (19022002), is an American multinational ... Five businessmen 
founded 3M in Two Harbors, Minnesota, in 1902. Originally a mining venture ... 
Twelve years after its inception, 3M developed its first exclusive product: Three-M
-ite cloth. [DOC] [TLE] History - 3M US Company Information - 3M.com [PAR] Today, one third of 3M's sales come from products that were invented within the 
past ... We created the world's first waterproof sandpaper, which reduced 
airborne dust ... to their own projects, following their ideas and seeing what came 
of them. ... in the grinding industry with the introduction of 3M Cubitron II 
Fibre Discs... [DOC] [TLE] 3M A MINING COMPANY BUILT ON A MISTAKE STUCK IT OUT ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2003 ... When Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, co-authors of the besteller Built to Last ... 
called corundum, which could be made into high-quality grinding wheels. ... "the 
founders of 3M apparently incorporated first and investigated later. ... by 1921, 
3M had released Wetordry sandpaper, its first breakthrough product. [DOC] [TLE] 3M: CULTIVATING CORE COMPETENCY | - Digitpro [PAR] Jan 27, 2013 ... 3M was founded in 1902 with the intention of mining a mineral deposit for 
grinding-wheel abrasives. The company soon started focusing on sandpaper 
manufacturing, and in the ... Today, competitive advantage mainly exists for 3M 
and its products, and their strength lies as the slogan says, in the solutions. [DOC] [TLE] 3M - Dictionary definition of 3M | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online ... [PAR] also known as: minnesota mining & manufacturing co. founded: 1902 .... The 
Wetordry sandpaper was a revolutionary product as it was the first ... cleaning 
product Scotch-Brite Scouring Pads were derived from abrasives traditionally 
sold into ... 3M also introduced large-format graphics with its Scotchprint 
Electronic Graphic... [DOC] [TLE] National Register of Historic Places Registration Form [PAR] the 3M Administration Building and Building 42 to the southwere demolished 
by the Saint ... The building interior has retained many of its original Moderne-
style ..... sell it in bulk to grinding wheel manufacturers, just as the Minnesota 
Abrasive Company had ... Late in 1905 the first sandpaper came out of the Duluth 
factory... [DOC] [TLE] Dow 30 Profile: 3M Company - Value Line [PAR] Feb 19, 2013 ... 3M Company has evolved into one of the largest diversified manufacturers ... a 
mineral ideal for manufacturing sandpaper and grinding wheels. ... its attention to 
making sandpaper products using abrasive materials ... In 1916, 3M was debt 
free, which enabled it to pay its first dividend of six cents a share. [DOC] [TLE] 3M Company: An Inventory of Its Corporate Records [PAR] The company continued with its development of industrial product lines. ... These 
include Scotch Tape and other adhesives, sandpaper and abrasives, commercial 
... 1902-1985 Corporate Officers Files, 1902-1995 Organizational Guides and ... 
These materials were compiled by Marion Gould, secretary to 3M presidents... [DOC] [TLE] The Two Harbors Roots of 3M Corporation - Lake Superior Magazine [PAR] May 23, 2005 ... Internationally-known 3M Corporation  maker of such ... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Scotch Tape & Scotty McTape - Planet Retro [PAR] Jul 19, 2012 ... (3M) was founded in 1902 by five businessmen seeking to mine a mineral 
deposit for grinding-wheel abrasives. With its first venture ending in failure, the 
company quickly moved from Two ... consumers saw Scotch Tape as a most 
indispensable household product. Scotch ... We were unable to load Disqus. [DOC] [TLE] case2 [PAR] Since its founding in 1902, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company has ... 
A typical 3M product, as described by Dr. George Allen, a former Vice President 
of .... At a recent annual event two scientists who were showing their technologies 
..... Norton Company / Abrasives Division is a manufacturer of grinding and... [DOC] [TLE] 3M JAMIE ZIEGLMEIER. HISTORY Minnesota Mining and ...

Question: When this American company incorporated in 1902, its first products were grinding abrasives & sandpaper
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