3M
New Hampshire sues 3M, DuPont, other chemical companies
PFAS used in coatings meant to protect consumer goods have potential links a range of illnesses.
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3M to pay $850 million to settle suit over chemical disposal
Company says it was acting legally at the time, will pay the fine in15 days, no admission of liability.
Minnesota’s $5B case over 3M chemicals heads to trial
Wide-reaching implications if the state succeeds, in part because 3M and other companies legally dumped the chemicals for years.
Lawsuit alleges 3M contamination led to more cancer, infertility
Company believes PFCs present no harm at the levels they are observed in Minnesota.
High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid off struggle
Factories will need to fill 2 million jobs over the next decade, but many workers are facing an in-demand skills deficit.
3M to cut 1,500 jobs as revenues fall shorts
Blames the stronger US dollar for cutting into sales.
3M buying Capital Safety from KKR for $1.8B
Transaction includes approximately $700 million in debt; expected to close in Q3.
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From PLANT’s print edition: Power play
3M raises the energy efficiency ante.
