3M Company · St. Paul, MN United States ·(NYSE: MMM)

Loath to be stuck on one thing, 3M makes everything from masking tape to asthma inhalers. The company has six operating segments: display and graphics (specialty film, traffic control materials); health care (dental and medical supplies, and health IT); safety, security, and protection (commercial care, occupational health and safety products); electro and communications (connecting, splicing, and insulating products); industrial and transportation (filtration products, tapes, and adhesives); and consumer and office. Well-known brands include Scotchgard fabric protectors, Post-it Notes, Scotch-Brite scouring products, and Scotch tapes. Sales outside the US account for about two-thirds of 3M's sales. To read the full description, subscribe now.