EXHIBIT 21

 

3M COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES (PARENT AND SUBSIDIARIES)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Name of Company

 

Organized Under
Laws of

 

Percentage of
Voting Securities
Beneficially Owned
by Registrant

 

Registrant – 3M Company

 

Delaware

 

 

 

Consolidated subsidiaries of the Registrant:

 

 

 

 

 

Dyneon LLC

 

Delaware

 

100

 

3M Financial Management Company

 

Delaware

 

100

 

3M Innovative Properties Company

 

Delaware

 

100

 

3M Investment Management Corporation

 

Delaware

 

100

 

HighJump Software, LLC

 

Delaware

 

100

 

3M Unitek Corporation

 

California

 

100

 

3M Touch Systems, Inc.

 

Massachusetts

 

100

 

3M Precision Optics, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

100

 

3M Argentina S.A.C.I.F.I.A.

 

Argentina

 

100

 

3M Australia Pty. Limited

 

Australia

 

100

 

3M Oesterreich GmbH

 

Austria

 

100

 

3M Belgium S.A./N.V.

 

Belgium

 

100

 

3M Europe S.A.

 

Belgium

 

100

 

Seaside Insurance Limited

 

Bermuda

 

100

 

3M do Brasil Limitada

 

Brazil

 

100

 

3M Canada Company

 

Canada

 

100

 

3M China Limited

 

China

 

100

 

3M International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

100

 

3M A/S

 

Denmark

 

100

 

Suomen 3M Oy

 

Finland

 

100

 

3M France, S.A.

 

France

 

100

 

3M Sante Laboratory

 

France

 

100

 

Dyneon GmbH

 

Germany

 

100

 

Inter-Unitek GmbH

 

Germany

 

100

 

Quante AG

 

Germany

 

99.9

 

Quante Holding GmbH

 

Germany

 

100

 

3M Deutschland GmbH

 

Germany

 

100

 

3M ESPE AG

 

Germany

 

100

 

3M German Holdings GmbH

 

Germany

 

100

 

3M Hong Kong Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

100

 

3M Italia Finanziaria S.p.A.

 

Italy

 

100

 

Nadco Japan Limited

 

Japan

 

100

 

Sumitomo 3M Limited

 

Japan

 

75

 

3M Health Care Limited

 

Japan

 

87.5

 

3M Korea Limited

 

Korea

 

100

 

3M Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

 

Mexico

 

100

 

3M Corporate Services B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100

 

3M Nederland B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100

 

3M (New Zealand) Limited

 

New Zealand

 

100

 

3M Norge A/S

 

Norway

 

100

 

3M Poland

 

Poland

 

100

 

3M Puerto Rico, Inc.

 

Puerto Rico

 

100

 

3M Optical System Mfg. Co.

 

Shanghai

 

100

 

3M Singapore Private Limited

 

Singapore

 

100

 

3M Technologies Private Limited

 

Singapore

 

100

 

3M South Africa (Proprietary) Limited

 

South Africa

 

100

 

3M Espana, S.A.

 

Spain

 

100

 

3M Svenska AB

 

Sweden

 

100

 

3M (East) A.G.

 

Switzerland

 

100

 

3M (Schweiz) A.G.

 

Switzerland

 

100

 

3M Taiwan Limited

 

Taiwan

 

100

 

3M Thailand Limited

 

Thailand

 

100

 

3M Gulf Ltd.

 

United Arab Emirates

 

100

 

3M United Kingdom PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

100

 

3M United Kingdom Holdings P.L.C.

 

United Kingdom

 

100

 

3M Manufacturera Venezuela, S.A.

 

Venezuela

 

100

 

 

NOTE: Subsidiary companies excluded from the above listing, if considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary.

 

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