About 3M India Limited

3M India Limited, established in 1987, is the flagship listed subsidiary of 3M Company, USA, blending science with purpose to address real-world challenges across Indian industry and daily life. The company operates three manufacturing facilities in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Pune, plus a Customer Innovation Center (R&D) in Bengaluru. As of March 31, 2025, it employed 1,213 people.

Its Consumer portfolio includes iconic brands such as Scotch, Post-it, and Scotchguard, while offerings span personal safety equipment, industrial adhesives and tapes, abrasives, automotive and aerospace solutions, transportation safety, graphics, films, and medical and dental supplies. As part of the global 3M network with 61,500 employees in 50 countries, 3M India draws on over a century of innovation to serve verticals such as automotive, electronics, energy, safety, and home improvement. 

3M India Limited’s Business Segments

3M India operates through four segments:

• Transportation & Electronics – Rs 167,655.60 lakhs (38%). Serves automotive, aerospace, defence, electronics, semiconductors, data networks, and transportation safety.

• Safety & Industrial – Rs 141,386.63 lakhs (32%). Offers personal safety products, industrial adhesives, tapes, and abrasives.

• Healthcare – Rs 86,521.71 lakhs (19.5%). Covers medical and surgical supplies, infection prevention, drug delivery, dental and orthodontic products.

• Consumer – Rs 46,485.81 lakhs (10.5%). Home care, office stationery, and home improvement products under Scotch, Post-it, and Scotchguard.

3M India Limited’s Geography & Verticals

Primarily serves the domestic market; exports were Rs 2,377.99 lakhs in FY 2024–25. Aligns with 3M’s global focus on 11 verticals, including automotive, electronics, energy, safety, and home improvement.

3M India Limited Key Management

• Ramesh Ramadurai – Managing Director

• Nikhil Arora – CFO (effective May 5, 2025)

• Jayanand V. Kaginalkar – Whole-time Director

Latest Updates on 3M India Limited

• In FY 2024–25, 3M Company completed the global spin-off of its healthcare business into Solventum. In India, 3M India remains an exclusive licensed manufacturer and reseller, and independent distributor for most Solventum products.
• The Board recommended a Rs 535 per share dividend (Rs 160 final, Rs 375 special) on May 28, 2025, subject to shareholder approval. Recognitions included 46th rank among India’s top 250 listed companies for ESG performance, a zero-defect deliveries award for its Electronics City plant, and a Karnataka safety award for the Bengaluru plant.
• Sustainability reporting received independent assurance for BRSR Core disclosures from Intertek India Pvt. Ltd. Highlights included expanded fall protection and respirator solutions, growth in electrical cable accessories for conventional and renewable utilities, and leadership in automotive collision repair.

FY 2024–25 Financials: Revenue Rs 4,446 crore; PBT Rs 773 crore; PAT Rs 476 crore; EPS Rs 422.60.