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Exhibit 23.2


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 9, 2004 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 3M Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

     
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
   
     
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 5, 2004
   



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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM