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3M

Industrial & Conglomerates 85 CITED SOURCES UPDATED 2026-08-28
BDS-1000 Score 517 /1000 C Tier C - High
Military ↗ 1.84 Digital ↗ 0.36 Economic ↗ 5.89 Political ↗ 2.59

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Key Findings

  • Economic: 3M maintains an active Israeli operating subsidiary, opened an Israel R&D center in 2014 and a Customer Innovation Center in 2015, and corporate records indicate continuing operations into 2025.1234
  • Military: 3M PELTOR expanded its collaboration with Israeli tactical-communications company Silynxcom in April-May 2024, but no public evidence identified that 3M-branded components were included in Silynxcom’s later disclosed IDF orders.56789
  • Settlements: Historical sources link Scotch-Brite private-label sourcing to Ofertex and Plasto-Polish in the Barkan Industrial Zone, but no 2020-2026 confirmation or denial of continuation was located.101112
  • Not found: No public evidence identified of a direct 3M contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, IDF, Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police.1314

Target Profile

FieldDetail
Company Name3M Company
JurisdictionDelaware, United States.15
HeadquartersSt. Paul, Minnesota, United States.3
SectorDiversified industrial and consumer conglomerate; medical, safety, office, industrial, transportation, electronics, and related products.2315
OwnershipPublicly traded on NYSE as MMM.15
Key Executives / GovernanceWilliam M. Brown (CEO from May 2024; Chair from March 2025); Neil Mitchill (director elected February 2026).161718
Israeli-Nexus Summary3M maintains an active Israeli commercial/R&D presence; the strongest documented nexus is economic, with additional historical and indirect military/digital links and no verified direct state-contract record.13123456

Key Facts:

Executive Summary

3M’s documented Israel/Palestine nexus is primarily economic rather than direct military procurement. The company maintains a long-running Israeli operating presence through 3M Israel Ltd., active since the mid-1990s, and expanded that presence with an Israel R&D center in 2014 and a Customer Innovation Center in Herzliya in 2015.1234 The audits also document two Israeli venture investments through 3M New Ventures, in VocalZoom in 2012 and TaKaDu in 2013, alongside the earlier acquisition and later sale of Israeli electronic-monitoring company Attenti.19202526

The strongest present-tense nexus identified in the audits is a commercial relationship between 3M PELTOR and Silynxcom Ltd., an Israeli tactical-communications company. Public releases show the collaboration was strengthened on April 1, 2024 and expanded again on May 7, 2024 to include the ComTac VIII headset during the Gaza war period.5627 However, the audits are explicit that Silynxcom’s later IDF order announcements do not name 3M or PELTOR, so the existence of a 3M-Silynxcom collaboration should not be collapsed into a verified claim that 3M components were contained in the disclosed IDF orders.789

The economic record also includes historical sourcing links to two private-label manufacturers in the Barkan Industrial Zone, a West Bank settlement industrial zone: Ofertex Industries, documented as producing cleaning cloths sold under labels including Scotch-Brite 3M, and Plasto-Polish, documented as producing pads and sponges for leading companies including 3M.10281112 The audits treat these as third-party consumer-goods supply relationships rather than 3M-owned facilities, and they emphasize that no 2020-2026 confirmation or denial of continuation was located, so current status is unconfirmed.101112

What the evidence does not support is equally important. No public evidence identified a direct 3M contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, IDF, Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police.1314 No public evidence identified 3M participation in Project Nimbus, Israeli data-center operations, or direct Israeli cyber/intelligence service provision.3429 The main checkpoint-biometrics and aircraft-armor allegations concern historical businesses 3M later divested: Cogent was sold into Gemalto/Thales, and Ceradyne’s ballistic-protection business was sold to Avon Protection before the current war period.1321222324

On the human-vetted V4 framework supplied here, that evidence profile produces a BRS of 517 and Tier C (High), driven chiefly by the economic domain’s V_MAX score of 5.89 rather than by verified direct military or digital contracting.12510

Timeline of Relevant Events

DateEvent
19953M Israel Ltd. was incorporated in Israel as a wholly owned subsidiary.34
19963M’s Israeli operations are documented as active from 1996 onward.12
September 20103M acquired Israeli electronic-monitoring company Dmatek/Attenti for about $230 million.19
Late 20103M acquired biometrics firm Cogent Systems, later linked in reporting to KR9000 scanner installations at Israeli border and checkpoint sites during the 2013 biometric-passport rollout.132330
November 20123M announced an investment and collaboration agreement with VocalZoom Systems Ltd.25
November 20123M completed its acquisition of Ceradyne, later cited in civil-society research regarding armor on aircraft platforms used by Israel.1321
October 20133M invested in TaKaDu, an Israeli water-network analytics company.26
October 20143M announced the opening of an Israel R&D center.1
December 20153M opened its first Israel Customer Innovation Center in Herzliya.2
20173M divested Attenti to Apax Partners.20
20173M sold its Cogent identity-management business to Gemalto, later acquired by Thales.2324
January 2020Avon completed the acquisition of 3M’s ballistic-protection business, including Ceradyne.2122
April 1, 2024Silynxcom and 3M PELTOR announced an expanded collaboration on tactical headset solutions.5
May 7, 2024Silynxcom and 3M PELTOR announced further collaboration around the ComTac VIII headset.6
July 2024 and July 2025Israeli corporate-record sources indicate continuing annual filings by 3M Israel Ltd.; a July 2025 HR executive appointment was also reported.431
July 15, 20263M and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership on AI data-center infrastructure and enterprise transformation, with no Israel-specific component identified.29

Corporate Overview

3M Company is a Delaware-incorporated, publicly traded U.S. conglomerate headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.315 In the Israel nexus record assembled by the four audits, the central operating entity is 3M Israel Ltd., a wholly owned local subsidiary founded in 1995 and based in Ra’anana.34 The Israeli operation is described in business-directory and trade-press sources as a sales, distribution, customer-engagement, and R&D foothold rather than a separately listed company, joint venture, or state-linked enterprise.1234

The audited record shows 3M using Israel as a commercial and innovation node. It opened an R&D center in 2014, described at the time as 3M’s third global R&D hub, and a Customer Innovation Center in Herzliya in 2015 serving sectors including medicine, infrastructure, transportation, energy, electronics, and consumer products.12 Through 3M New Ventures, the company also made minority investments in VocalZoom and TaKaDu, though the present status of those holdings is not established in the audits.2526

The audits also document several former business lines and subsidiaries that matter because they anchor allegations but no longer represent current 3M operations. Cogent Systems, acquired in 2010, was the source of the historical checkpoint biometrics issue but was sold to Gemalto in 2017.132324 Ceradyne, acquired in 2012, underpins the historical aircraft-armor issue but its ballistic-protection business was sold to Avon and the deal closed in January 2020.132122 Attenti, the Israeli-founded electronic-monitoring company acquired in 2010, was divested in 2017.1920

No public evidence identified in the audits of 3M-owned facilities in West Bank settlements, of Israeli state ownership stakes in 3M, or of charter-level ties binding 3M to Israeli state policy objectives.3415 The settlement-linked economic record instead concerns private-label sourcing relationships with third-party manufacturers in the Barkan Industrial Zone.101112

Domain Summaries

Military: Military

Mechanism of Involvement

The military-domain record is mixed and mostly indirect. No public evidence identified a direct contract, tender award, or memorandum of understanding between 3M as parent company and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, IDF, Israel Prison Service, or Israel Border Police.1314 No public evidence identified verified supply-chain integration with Elbit Systems, IAI, Rafael, or IMI, nor logistical sustainment or base-services contracts for Israeli military infrastructure.13

The strongest current military-adjacent evidence is 3M PELTOR’s collaboration with Silynxcom Ltd., an Israeli tactical-communications company that adapts 3M PELTOR over-ear headsets for integration with its own push-to-talk boxes and tactical systems.5627 The collaboration was publicly strengthened and expanded in April and May 2024, including around the ComTac VIII headset.56 Silynxcom later disclosed multiple IDF orders in 2025 and stated aggregate post-October 7, 2023 orders of roughly $10 million across several Israeli military branches.789 The audits nevertheless treat downstream inclusion of 3M-branded components in those specific IDF orders as unverified because the IDF-order announcements do not name 3M or PELTOR.789

The audits also identify two historical military-linked lines of business. First, AFSC documents that 3M-owned Cogent supplied KR9000 passport and ID scanners reportedly installed from 2013 at Erez Crossing, the Allenby Bridge, and West Bank checkpoints during Israel’s biometric-passport rollout.132330 Second, AFSC documents Ceradyne as a historical provider of advanced ceramic armor associated with aircraft platforms used by Israel, including the AH-64 Apache and other aircraft types, during the period it was owned by 3M.1321 Both are explicitly time-bounded and discontinued under 3M ownership because Cogent was divested in 2017 and Ceradyne’s ballistic-protection business exited 3M in January 2020.21222324

The military file also contains a settlement-adjacent but non-military finding: private-label Scotch-Brite sourcing from Ofertex and Plasto-Polish in Barkan.101112 The audits treat that as consumer-goods sourcing, not as evidence of 3M heavy machinery, barrier construction, or checkpoint engineering.101112

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

3M’s strongest defense on the military file is that no direct 3M-Israeli defense procurement relationship was verified.1314 The two most serious allegations in the public record, checkpoint biometrics and aircraft armor, are historical and divested: current operation of any surviving Cogent checkpoint infrastructure lies with successor owners, while any current Ceradyne-linked ballistic supply is an Avon Protection matter rather than a 3M one.21222324

The active PELTOR-Silynxcom relationship is also evidentially limited. Publicly, it shows collaboration with an Israeli tactical vendor cleared by the Ministry of Defense, but the available IDF-order releases do not identify 3M hardware as a named component of the purchased systems.56789 The audits therefore do not support hardening this into a verified claim of direct 3M supply to the IDF.

Finally, the Barkan manufacturing evidence does not show 3M-owned military infrastructure, construction activity, or weapons production. It shows historical third-party consumer-goods manufacturing in a settlement industrial zone, with present continuity unconfirmed.101112

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Digital: Digital

Mechanism of Involvement

The digital-domain record is narrower than the economic or military files. No public evidence identified 3M licensing or deploying Israeli-founded cybersecurity tools from firms such as Check Point, Wiz, CyberArk, SentinelOne, Nice, Verint, Claroty, or Palo Alto Networks.13 No public evidence identified 3M participation in Project Nimbus, Israeli sovereign cloud infrastructure, or data-center operations within Israel.34

The principal documented digital nexus is historical biometrics. After acquiring Cogent in 2010, 3M owned a biometric identification business whose KR9000 scanners were reported installed at Erez Crossing, the Allenby Bridge, and West Bank military checkpoints during Israel’s 2013 biometric-passport rollout.132330 That business was sold in 2017, years before the current war period, and the audits identify no evidence of continuation post-2023 under 3M ownership.132324

A second digital strand is 3M’s Israeli R&D and venture footprint. The 2014 R&D center was described as handling local research collaboration and management of an Israel-focused investment fund, while 3M New Ventures invested in VocalZoom and TaKaDu.12526 These are innovation and venture ties, not documented surveillance or military software contracts.12526

The July 15, 2026 3M-Microsoft strategic partnership adds an adjacent but not Israel-specific digital consideration. Microsoft said Azure would be the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M’s optical connector technology, while 3M would adopt Microsoft’s AI platforms for internal transformation.29 The audit notes contemporaneous reporting on Microsoft’s Azure links to Israeli military surveillance infrastructure, but it does not connect 3M’s partnership to that infrastructure and treats the issue as adjacent rather than evidentially direct.2932

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

3M’s strongest defense in the digital domain is that the key checkpoint-biometrics allegation is historical and divested.132324 The audits locate no current 3M-owned surveillance product line operating in Israel/Palestine after the Cogent sale, and no evidence of 3M participation in military AI, offensive cyber, or predictive surveillance for Israeli state bodies.1329

The Microsoft partnership should also be handled cautiously. It is a general-purpose infrastructure and enterprise-transformation arrangement announced on July 15, 2026, not an Israel-specific cloud or intelligence contract.29 The audit explicitly says no evidence ties 3M’s role in that partnership to Azure-based military surveillance infrastructure.

Likewise, the existence of an Israeli R&D center and venture investments does not by itself establish a digital-security nexus. The audits do not document Israeli-origin cybersecurity procurement by 3M or data-residency services to Israeli state institutions.134

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Economic: Economic

Mechanism of Involvement

The economic domain is the dossier’s strongest vector. 3M has an active Israeli operating subsidiary, 3M Israel Ltd., founded in 1995 and based in Ra’anana, and corporate-record sources indicate continuing filings through 2024 and 2025.3431 The company also invested in Israeli market presence through a dedicated R&D center announced in 2014 and a Herzliya Customer Innovation Center opened in 2015.12 Israeli business press and company materials frame Israel as an innovation, customer-engagement, and R&D market for 3M rather than merely a passive export destination.1233

The audits further document direct capital exposure through 3M New Ventures’ minority investments in VocalZoom and TaKaDu, and earlier acquisition/divestiture activity around Attenti.19202526 Those ties establish a sustained record of Israeli commercial engagement, though the present size and status of the venture holdings are not verified in the 2020-2026 period.2526

A more sensitive economic nexus appears in historical private-label sourcing from the Barkan Industrial Zone in the occupied West Bank. Who Profits documents Ofertex Industries as producing cleaning cloths sold under labels including Scotch-Brite 3M, while Plasto-Polish self-describes production for leading companies including 3M.10281112 The audits treat these as private-label supply relationships involving consumer goods rather than 3M-owned factories or a dedicated settlement joint venture.101112 Still, because Barkan is a settlement industrial zone, these sourcing links are material to the dossier even though their current continuity is unconfirmed.

The economic record also includes the PELTOR-Silynxcom relationship, which straddles economic and military analysis. The SEC filing and April-May 2024 press releases show a converter-and-reseller arrangement in which Silynxcom purchases 3M PELTOR over-ear headsets, integrates proprietary connectors and circuit boards, and resells the adapted systems.5627 That is a present commercial revenue relationship with an Israeli tactical-communications company, even if downstream military end-use in specific IDF orders is not fully evidenced at the component level.789

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

3M’s strongest economic defense is that much of its Israeli footprint is plainly civilian: a subsidiary, an R&D center, a customer innovation center, and venture investments of the kind many multinationals make in innovation markets.12342526 No public evidence identified Israeli state ownership, Israel-bond holdings, settlement-labeling enforcement actions, or a special import structure designed around West Bank sourcing.34

The settlement-sourcing evidence is also limited in three ways. First, it concerns third-party suppliers, not 3M-owned manufacturing sites.101112 Second, the cited materials largely date from 2010-2019.101112 Third, the audits did not locate 2020-2026 confirmation or denial that those supplier relationships continued, so present-tense claims must remain qualified.

The Silynxcom relationship similarly requires precision. It establishes a commercial relationship with an Israeli tactical vendor, but the audits do not verify the value of 3M’s revenue from that arrangement or direct shipment of named 3M components in the later IDF order announcements.5627789

Named Entities and Evidence Map

Political: Political

Mechanism of Involvement

The political-domain record is weaker than the economic file and centers mostly on communications asymmetry, BDS scrutiny, and general lobbying presence rather than documented Israel-specific policy intervention. No public evidence identified a 3M corporate statement specifically addressing the Israel-Gaza conflict since October 2023.1334 By contrast, 3M publicly suspended all business operations in Russia in March 2022 over the Ukraine invasion, providing a documented comparator showing that the company has made geopolitical operational statements in another conflict context.34

3M is included on a general BDS Movement list of companies said to be profiting from the war, with the cited rationale tied to its historical Ceradyne military-aircraft armor link and broader defense-sector exposure.15 The audits did not find a dedicated standalone 3M BDS campaign page or a 3M-specific institutional divestment action tied to Israel/Palestine.15

On formal U.S. lobbying, 3M reported federal lobbying expenditures and maintains a PAC, but the cited 3M LD-2 filing did not include Israel-specific issue listings.3536 The audit specifically distinguishes this from a separate AIPAC filing containing Israel-specific issue codes, which should not be attributed to 3M.3536 No public evidence identified 3M leadership roles in AIPAC, CFI, or comparable pro-Israel advocacy bodies, and no public evidence identified 3M Foundation or corporate donations to the IDF, Friends of the IDF, JNF/KKL, or settlement-linked organizations.353637

The political file also notes the defense-sector backgrounds of senior leaders, especially CEO/Chair William M. Brown and director Neil Mitchill, both previously senior executives at major U.S. defense contractors.161718 The audits, however, identify no evidence tying those individuals personally to Israeli defense boards, Israel-specific advocacy roles, or donations to settlement-linked groups.161718

Counter-Arguments and Evidence Limits

3M’s strongest political defense is the absence of documented Israel-specific political action by the company. No Gaza statement was found, but no pro-war statement was found either.1334 No public evidence identified Israel-specific lobbying by 3M, earmarked PAC support for Israel-policy candidates, or philanthropic support for Israeli military or settlement organizations.353637

Inclusion on a general BDS target list is evidence of civil-society scrutiny, not proof of independent facts beyond the underlying historical Ceradyne and Cogent matters already covered elsewhere in the dossier.1315 The dossier therefore should not treat activist listing as a substitute for primary or documentary evidence.

The Russia comparator is also limited. It shows a contrast in public posture between two conflicts, but it does not by itself establish that 3M endorsed Israeli policy or coordinated with Israeli state actors.34 The defense-sector backgrounds of Brown and Mitchill are similarly relevant context, not proof of an Israel-specific nexus.161718

Named Entities and Evidence Map

BDS-1000 Score (V4)

DomainIMPV-Domain Score
Military6.003.005.001.84
Digital3.502.002.500.36
Economic7.505.508.505.89
Political5.504.205.502.59

The score profile is driven by V-ECON as the maximum domain, reflecting 3M’s active Israeli subsidiary, R&D and innovation infrastructure, documented venture/capital ties, and historical settlement-zone sourcing evidence, even where some present continuity remains unconfirmed.1234101112 The military and digital scores are materially lower because the audits did not verify direct Israeli state contracts and because the most serious allegations in those domains are historical, indirect, divested, or unresolved at the component/end-user level.13567821222324

Method note: this is an evidence-only, human-vetted V4 result using scale-free Impact with separate magnitude and proximity dimensions; the numbers above are fixed and not recalculated here.

Methodology Note

Footnotes

  1. https://nocamels.com/2014/10/3m-to-open-rd-center-in-israel/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17

  2. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech/3m-expands-israel-operations-with-first-customer-innovation-center-436511 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  3. https://israel.com/company/395294/3m-israel-ltd/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21

  4. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.3m_israel_ltd.2c1c5974b78ee27456332713223ccb60.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19

  5. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/04/01/2855220/0/en/Silynxcom-and-3M-PELTOR-Strengthen-Collaboration-to-Deliver-Next-Generation-Headset-Solutions.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14

  6. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2024/05/07/2876718/0/en/Silynxcom-and-3M-PELTOR-Further-Collaborate-for-Latest-Innovative-Solution-the-ComTac-VIII-Headset.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  7. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/10/3059321/0/en/Silynxcom-Receives-1-1-Million-Order-from-Israel-Defense-Forces.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  8. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3124154/0/en/Silynxcom-Receives-First-Order-From-IDF-for-Newly-Enhanced-Tactical-Communication-System.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  9. https://www.stocktitan.net/news/SYNX/silynxcom-has-received-10-million-in-orders-from-the-israel-defense-jpyo65ggtehv.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  10. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3931?ofertex-industries= ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17

  11. https://www.exportersindia.com/plasto-polish-barkan-ltd/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  12. https://plastopolishltd.goldsupplier.com/about.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  13. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/3m ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27

  14. https://www.sibat.mod.gov.il/Industries/directory/Pages/default.aspx ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  15. https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  16. https://investors.3m.com/governance/board-of-directors ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  17. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000037/pressreleasedated2-5x2026.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  18. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674024000037/a3m_proxyx2024.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  19. https://www.haaretz.com/2010-09-01/ty-article/3m-buys-israeli-technology-firm-attenti-for-230m/0000017f-ded5-d856-a37f-ffd53a910000 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  20. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-3m-sells-israeli-subsidiary-to-apax-for-200m-1001207560 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  21. https://news.3m.com/English/press-releases/press-releases-details/2019/3M-to-Sell-its-Advanced-Ballistic-Protection-Business/default.aspx ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  22. https://www.avon-protection.com/articles/press-release-avon-rubber-completes-acquisition-of-3ms-ballistic-protection-business/3740 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  23. https://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/gemalto-acquiring-cogent-biometric-line-from-3m/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15

  24. https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/news-centre/press-releases/gemalto-acquire-3ms-identity-management-business ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  25. https://investors.3m.com/news/press-release-details/2012/3M-Announces-Investment-and-Collaboration-with-VocalZoom-Ltd-Aimed-at-Developing-Voice-Enabled-User-Interface-Technologies/default.aspx ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  26. https://investors.3m.com/news/news-details/2013/3M-Invests-in-TaKaDu/default.aspx ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  27. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1976443/000121390024000421/ea191026-fwp_silynxcom.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  28. https://www.northdata.com/Ofertex+Industries+(1997)+Ltd.,+Barkan/ICA-512442534 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  29. https://news.3m.com/2026-07-15-3M-and-Microsoft-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-AI-data-center-infrastructure-and-enterprise-transformation ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  30. https://www.972mag.com/checkpoints-erez-allenby-qalandiya/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  31. https://www.kycisrael.com/companies/512112368/3m-israel-ltd/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  32. https://www.972mag.com/microsoft-8200-intelligence-surveillance-cloud-azure/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  33. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-3m-exec-amazing-to-see-israels-new-ideas-1001089289 ↩

  34. https://www.startribune.com/3m-suspends-russian-operations-over-ukraine-invasion/600154440 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  35. https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/c5809b33-58e3-412f-b53f-d95fbbe2d1ae/print/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  36. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D000021800 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  37. https://doublethedonation.com/matching-gifts/3m-company ↩ ↩2 ↩3