Acquisition Broadens 3M's Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape Platform

10-Sep-2007

3M announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Venture Tape Corp., a global provider of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes based in Rockland, Mass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Venture Tape manufactures a broad range of tapes used in construction, oil and gas, ...

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Acquisition Expands 3M's Skin and Wound Care Product Offering

17-Aug-2007

3M announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neoplast Co. Ltd., a manufacturer/distributor of surgical tapes and dressings and first aid bandages for both the professional and consumer markets across the Asia Pacific region. Terms of the transaction were not ...

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10-May-2007

3M Energy and Advanced Materials Division recently announced that it will open a Customer Center for the company's Oil and Gas business in Houston, Texas. The center is scheduled to open in spring 2007. The Customer Center, a first of its kind, will be dedicated to accelerating application ...

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Liquid Technologies Complement Powder Coatings for Pipelines in Oil, Gas and Water Markets

26-Mar-2007

3M and E Wood Holdings PLC announced an offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of E Wood Holdings PLC, a North Yorkshire, UK-based manufacturer of high performance protective coatings for oil, gas, water, rail and automotive industries. The board of E Wood has ...

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19-Feb-2007

3M announced it has acquired Acolyte Biomedica Ltd. Acolyte Biomedica brings to 3M's infection prevention platform a pipeline of rapid culture-based screening tests for microbes, such as MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), that simplify the diagnostic process by automating ...

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05-Feb-2007

3M announced it has acquired the Rite-Lok global industrial adhesives product line from Chemence Inc., a specialty chemical company that manufactures a range of consumer and industrial adhesives. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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12-Jan-2007

Dyneon LLC, a 3M company, announced that it will acquire 3M's Bioanalytical Technologies business, including the Empore solid phase extraction family of products, effective Jan. 1, 2007. The Bioanalytical Technologies business and Empore products will be integrated into Dyneon and will augment ...

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03-Jan-2007

3M announced it has completed its transaction with Meda AB for the sale of 3M's pharmaceuticals business in Europe. Under the agreement, Meda AB will acquire regional marketing and intellectual property rights for 3M's branded pharmaceuticals, including Aldara, Tambocor, MetroGel-Vaginal and ...

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06-Dec-2006

3M announced it has completed its transaction with Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital to sell 3M's pharmaceutical operations in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and South Africa, for $349 million. The new dedicated pharmaceuticals company will be headquartered in Sydney, Australia ...

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13-Nov-2006

3M announced that it has entered into agreements to sell its global branded pharmaceuticals business for approximately $2.1 billion in the following regions: Graceway Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to acquire 3M's pharmaceutical operations in the United States, Canada, and Latin America region ...

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