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3M Reports 1Q 2018 Results

Sales of $8.3 billion in 1Q 2018 were up 7.7% year-on-year

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

3M reported first-quarter 2018 results. Sales were up 7.7% to $8.3 billion. Organic local-currency sales increased 2.8% while acquisitions, net of divestitures, increased sales by 0.7%. Foreign currency translation increased sales by 4.2% year-on-year.   Total sales grew 15.0% in Safety and Graphics, 7.1% in Industrial, 7.1% in Health Care, 5.0% in Consumer, and 4.6% in Electronics and Energy. Organic local-currency sales increased 6.9% in Safety and Graphics, 2.7% in Health Care, 2.2% in Indu...

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