Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

Getting things delivered has never been more convenient. With just a few clicks, you can have a new bottle of shampoo sitting outside your door the next day, or that cool T-shirt you’ve been eyeing on ...

Roll of 3M Scotch brand transparent tape. Circa 1960. When 3M began in 1902, they made sandpaper. Soon the sandpaper company invented a line of products that changed household life around the world.

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 25, 2024 /3BL/ - Harnessing the power of best-in-class materials science, 3M is proud to introduce a world's first innovation to help redefine how the world packs, ships and ...

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — It's often called the most wonderful time of the year -- but it can also be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plastic and packaging waste ...

HUTCHINSON, MINN. - Since the first roll of Scotch tape came off the assembly line in 1947, 3M's Hutchinson factory has made enough tape to stretch from Earth to Mars and then some. Every year the ...

It's been used for everything from wrapping gifts to protecting blimps. It is so commonplace that it is easy to take for granted. Yet Scotch ® Transparent Tape has an extraordinary history marked with ...

3M believes its Scotch Flex & Seal Shipping Roll could replace shipping tape, boxes and packing peanuts altogether. The roll comes in four sizes of waterproof, cushioned material and—with 3M’s ...

Two life-sized statues made of packaging tape were installed Tuesday at Savannah College of Art and Design locations around town. The art college and 3M have collaborated to display five whimsical ...

In 1930 food-packing companies were enthralled with the relatively new and improved film called cellophane, a transparent polymer made from cellulose. Cellophane wrappers could help keep packaged food ...