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Consumer and Offi ce Business
(Millions) 2006 2005
Net sales $3,238 $3,033
Operating income $ 579 $ 561
Post-it® Word Builder Notes
and Post-it® Durable Filing Tabs
Simplifying life at home and at work
Who we are We’re home to some of the
world’s best-known brands, including
Scotch®
, Post-it®
, Scotch-Brite®
, Scotchgard®
,
Filtrete™
, Command™ and Nexcare™
. Our
brands are synonymous with quality and
value and simplify life at home and at work
for people around the world.
Driving growth We’re outpacing the
growth of the markets we serve by continu-
ally extending our well-known brands. The
Scotch-Brite®
, Post-it®
, Filtrete™ and Scotch®
brands are good examples.
Scotch-Brite® Products meet a universal need
– household cleaning – and are sold in more
than 80 countries. We’re now extending this
brand from the kitchen to additional areas
of the home, such as bathroom cleaning
and fl oor care. In the past 12 months, we’ve
introduced eight major new Scotch-Brite®
Cleaning Products, including the Scotch-Brite®
Bathroom Floor Cleaner and the Scotch-Brite®
Tub & Tile Scrubber. We’re also vigorously
growing the brand internationally. One of
our latest additions in Latin America –
Scotch-Brite® Cero Rayas Sponges – cleans
cookware without scratching and has been
a resounding success. Our recent acquisition
of Nylonge Corp. gives us signifi cant new
sponge manufacturing capability and is
helping us keep pace with the strong global
demand for Scotch-Brite® Products.
Post-it® Products – a product category in-
vented by 3M – have revolutionized people’s
communication and organization behavior.
We’ve further extended the Post-it® brand in
the digital picture market with Post-it® Picture
Paper – a great way to print and display digital
photos. We also continue to attract new
consumers to the Post-it® brand with an array
of important new products – from Post-it®
Durable Filing Tabs to Post-it® Word Builder
Notes that enhance early childhood learning.
High-effi ciency Filtrete™ Filters, used in
forced-air heating and cooling systems,
improve indoor air quality by capturing dust,
mold spores, pet dander and other particles
that ordinary fi berglass fi lters might miss.
The same technology used in these fi lters is
also a key component of Filtrete™ Air Purifi ers,
which represent a major new platform for
growth.
Scotch® brand Tape is essential during
the holidays for gift wrapping. Now, we’ve
introduced the Scotch™ Paper Cutter, the
fi rst in a line of unique cutting tools. It cuts
gift wrap faster than scissors for easy, clean,
straight cuts.
We’re also growing through our strong rela-
tionships with the world’s leading retailers. As
these companies increase their market share
and expand geographically, we continue to
serve them with quality products that sell fast
and help increase retailers’ profi tability.
Scotch™ Paper Cutter
Nexcare™ Bandages
Filtrete™ Ultra Allergen Filter
Scotch-Brite® Cero
Rayas Sponges