3M realigns major business groups

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
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% ?% ?0 Q9 [' ^  LSt. Paul, MN - Consistent with its strategy of building relevance and presence in the marketplace, 3M today announced a realignment of its major business groups to better serve global markets and customers. The new structure will be comprised of five business groups: Consumer (2011 sales of $4.2 billion), Industrial ($9.6 billion), Health Care ($5.0 billion) and two newly formed business groups: Safety & Graphics ($5.5 billion), and Electronics & Energy ($5.7 billion). Previously, the company operated six major business segments. “The change is a natural outcome of our strategy to increase relevance to our customers and to broaden our presence in the markets we serve,” said Inge Thulin, 3M chairman, president and chief executive officer. “By building scale more broadly, we create critical mass in each business group to take full advantage of innovation and commercialization opportunities.” The new structure is effective immediately, with segment reporting for the new organization effective January 1, 2013. In first quarter of 2013, subsequent to filing its annual form 10K, the company will communicate restated historical financial results for the new business groups.

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  a1 I+ l6 E: t' f2 j3 e圣保罗，明尼苏达州 - 一致的战略，在市场建设的意义和存在，3M公司今天宣布，其主要业务的重新组合，以更好地服务于全球市场和客户。新的组织结构将可以由5企业群体：消费（2011销售为4.2亿美元），工业（96亿美元），医疗保健（达50亿美元）和2新成立的企业组：安全与图形（55亿美元的），和电子及能源（570亿美元）。此前，该公司经营6个主要业务分部。 “英格·图林，3M公司董事长，总裁兼行政总裁，说：”我们的战略，以提高相关性为我们的客户和扩大我们在我们所服务的市场的变化是一个自然的结果。他说：“通过建立更广泛的规模，我们创建了临界质量在各业务组要充分利用创新和商业机会。”新的组织结构是立即生效，2013年1月1日起生效的新的组织分部报告。在2013年以后的每年提交的表格10K的第一季度，该公司将传达重列历史新的业务集团的财务业绩。