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Does 3M actually manufacture masks in Minnesota, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter? Or do they simply buy masks from a white-labeler overseas?
by jtdev 7y ago
Does 3M actually manufacture masks in Minnesota, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter? Or do they simply buy masks from a white-labeler overseas?
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoFrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M -: 3M's general offices, corporate research laboratories, and some division laboratories in the US are in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the United States, 3M operates 80 manufacturing facilities in 29 states, and 125 manufacturing and converting facilities in 37 countries outside the US (in 2017).[66] I don’t believe 3M would buy white-label products, they employ several hundred research scientists and have invented countless original products / innovations.
- jtdev 7y agoQuote from a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal article related to the mask manufacturing ramp up at 3M for COVID19: “‘We're seeing increased demand for our respiratory protection products, and we're ramping up our production worldwide, in China, around the world to meet that demand.’ (Mike Roman, 3M CEO)” [0] Nothing about that statement gives me any confidence that a single 3M N95 mask is produced in the U.S. In fact, it sounds downright evasive to me. [0] https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/01/29/3ms-china-business-was-sluggish-coronavirus-could.html https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/01/29/3ms-c...
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoYes, sorry, my previous respond didn’t answer your question. I agree, you’d think if they were producing masks in the US they would make that clear.