3M Taiwan, one of the oldest foreign companies in Taiwan, will continue to invest and grow alongside the country’s economy, the head of the company said yesterday.
3M, a multi-faceted technology company, is headquartered in St Paul, Minnesota, and has been in Taiwan for more than 39 years.
It will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next year, 3M Taiwan president George Chao (趙台生) said during a ceremony held at the Taipei County Government office to mark the opening of this year’s 3M Innovation Day.
PHOTO: HO YU-HUA, TAIPEI TIMES
A diversified technology company that boasts that more than half of the world’s population uses or comes into contact with its products everyday, 3M — with more than 55,000 products and more than 30 core technologies — continues to provide innovative and practical solutions that meet its customers’ needs, Chao said.
At the exhibition for 3M Innovation Day, research and application achievements by 3M Taiwan were on display, while business and industrial leaders were invited to exchange views with 3M staff on the company’s eight business groups — tape and automotive; abrasives and chemicals; electro and telecommunications; healthcare; traffic and safety; office markets; imaging systems; and consumer markets.
Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) said the Taipei County government’s management and operational concepts were in line with those of 3M, especially in terms of environmental protection.
After years of strenuous effort, Chou said Taipei County now ranked first in all cities and counties in the nation on efforts to prevent air and water pollution.
In addition, water in the Tamsui River is now at its cleanest in three decades, Chou said.
“In future, Taipei County will collaborate with 3M Taiwan and other corporations to jointly build Taipei County into a metropolis of culture, innovation, environmental protection and low carbon dioxide emissions,” the county commissioner said.
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