Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 14, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP St. Paul, Minnesota July 28, 2000