SHANGHAI, November 5, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- From November 5 to 10, the 7th China International Import Expo (“CIIE”) was held in Shanghai. As an “old friend” of Jinbo who has visited the Expo seven times, 3M, the world's leading diversified science and technology innovation company, debuted in the new materials section set up for the first time in the technology and equipment exhibition area with the theme of “Green Technology Creates a Better Future”. By sharing a variety of innovative products and material application solutions launched globally and in China, 3M fully demonstrated its strong ability to drive green transformation and upgrading with new quality productivity, demonstrating its determination to help China achieve sustainable development.

“This year coincides with 3M China's 40th anniversary. Over the past 40 years, 3M has actively participated in the vigorous construction of various industries. The fruitful seven-year expo agreement is also the epitome of 3M's development in China, creating a valuable opportunity for us to grasp the pulse of the market, expand business channels, and deepen local cooperation.” Ding Hongyu, president of 3M China, said, “We look forward to continuing to use the radiance of the Expo as an important window to inject green momentum into the high-quality development of China's economy and society with rising new productivity.”

Green innovation, leading a sustainable future

Looking to a sustainable and beautiful future, 3M adheres to the concept of environmental protection and low carbon, and brought a series of innovative exhibits to this fair, adding new impetus to green lifestyles and production models. In the consumer sector, 3M has presented a variety of innovative products made from recycled environmentally friendly materials. 3M Scotch Scrub, made of 100% recycled fiber, can bring an easy and efficient eco-friendly cleaning solution to more households; 3M sticky notes have also been further upgraded in recycling, and some color combinations are made of up to 100% recycled paper. In order to help industry customers save energy, reduce carbon, reduce costs and increase efficiency, 3M has also created many industry solutions. Following the launch of the 3M Cubitron3 next-generation abrasive at the Expo last year and receiving a positive response, 3M once again expanded this star product family and launched more product models and particle size options to accurately meet the diverse grinding needs of the Chinese market. At the same time, 3M also launched a major new 3M Scotch-Brite heavy-duty precision nylon sand disc at this fair, which further improves production efficiency and extends the service life of the product with stronger grinding capacity.

In addition, 3M focuses on major trends in energy transformation and industrial decarbonization, and actively supports the development of renewable energy. To help solar and wind power generation, the 3M cable connection solution has better electrical performance and easier installation methods to ensure the efficient and safe operation of photovoltaic and wind power facilities. At the same time, 3M is promoting green hydrogen preparation and storage technology. The 3M insulating glass microspheres exhibited offline for the first time at this year's fair can support low temperature insulation for liquid hydrogen storage and transportation. Compared with perlite, it can reduce liquid hydrogen evaporation loss by 44% and achieve a more efficient liquid hydrogen storage tank design.

As an innovation leader and environmental practitioner in global technology and manufacturing, 3M regards sustainable development as one of the company's core strategies, and is committed to fully integrating environmental protection concepts into corporate operations and business development to promote sustainable development in global and local markets. In October 2024, 3M announced its latest short-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets: by 2030, absolute emissions of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gases will be reduced by 52.6% compared to the 2019 benchmark, and absolute emissions of Scope 3 greenhouse gases will be reduced by 42% compared to the 2021 benchmark. This target has been certified by the “Science Based Targets Initiative” (SBTi for short), which not only strongly promotes 3M's sustainable development process, but also profoundly explains 3M's continued commitment to work with the supply chain to implement climate action.

Field application to create a scenario-based exhibition

As an enterprise with a century-old history in materials research and development and material manufacturing, 3M not only relies on the “innovation” gene to continuously develop new materials, but is also committed to transforming the potential of materials into actual industry application solutions to empower customers to improve efficiency and sustainability with comprehensive application solutions for new materials. To this end, at this year's fair, 3M also upgraded the exhibition format to intuitively present breakthroughs in the application of new materials through live demonstrations of automation solutions and immersive interactive experiences, showing deep insight into future intelligent manufacturing.

At the 3M booth, 3M Automated Grinding Solution showcased a number of typical automated grinding and polishing processes through robots and automated professional grinding equipment. With this solution, manufacturers can improve industrial production efficiency, save labor costs, and guarantee the quality of workpieces in automated material reduction and surface treatment processes, thereby reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

In addition, visitors can also enter the “3M Limited Space Experience Cabin” for interactive experiences such as practical exercises and AR demonstrations, experience the limited space operation process firsthand, and understand the importance of safety management. With a comprehensive safety product portfolio and safety training, 3M limited space solutions can create a safe working environment for operators.

Forty years of hard work, interpreting the commitment to localization

After seven years at the Expo, 3M has comprehensively demonstrated its broad business scope and deep technological strength with its rich content as a diversified technology enterprise. Relying on the spillover effects of previous exhibitions, 3M not only accurately connected with local and global markets, achieved “introduction” of innovative global products and “going global” of local smart achievements, but also frequently reached cooperation during the exhibition to explore the future development of the industry with partners in various fields. These rich achievements not only demonstrate 3M's outstanding ability to meet the diverse needs of the Chinese market through scientific power, but also serve as a vivid picture of 3M's 40 years of resonance with the Chinese market at the same frequency.

As one of the first multinational companies to enter the Chinese market, 3M has been closely linked to China's development pulse over the past 40 years, and has engraved an innovative footprint in many industries. Adhering to the localization development strategy of “taking root in China and serving China”, 3M continues to increase investment in China and accelerate the localization process of the entire “R&D, production and testing” chain to better meet local needs. During this fair, the 50 million dollar intelligent cutting center was officially opened and put into operation at the 3M Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone production base, forming a joint effort with the structural adhesive production line and testing test center, which is also located at the base. With more outstanding synergy and response speed, it can more quickly and better meet the rapid iterative, diversified and innovative product development and manufacturing requirements of domestic electronics and industrial customers.

In the future, 3M will continue to deepen its localization strategy and work closely with industry partners to achieve collaborative development. At the same time, 3M will also make full use of the advantages of technological innovation, drive sustainable development with new quality productivity, and create a better future of green prosperity under the common path of China's “dual carbon” goals.

About 3M

3M (NYSE: MMM) believes science helps make the world a better place for everyone. By unleashing the power of people, creativity, and science to reimagine everything possible, 3M's global teams help solve the challenges faced by customers, communities, and the planet, and improve people's lives. Please visit: 3m.com/ News to keep up to date with our latest news.

About 3M China

3M China Co., Ltd. was incorporated in China in November 1984. It is the first wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China to be established outside of a special economic zone. At present, 3M has established 7 production bases, 4 technical centers and 1 R&D center in China, providing more than 6,000 jobs.