3M China has started production at two new manufacturing bases in Shanghai Municipality. 3M is a fascinating company. It is reputed to hold more patents than any other company in the world.
One of the facilities will produce specialty materials and the other will make medical consumables. The specialty materials production base cost RMB400 million and is in the Jinshan Chemical Industrial Zone in Jinshan district.
The 175,000 square-meter base produces semi-manufactured specialty materials including adhesives for use in 3M China other production bases in China.
SteelGuru reports that the other base cost RMB300 million and specializes in medical consumables. It is in Pujiang High Tech Park in Pudong district and occupies 50,000 square meters.