According to Reuters, on April 2nd local time, Trump had invoked the "National Defense Production Act" to require US 3M companies to produce more masks. Later that day Trump blasted the company on Twitter: "When we saw what 3M did with a mask, we hit them today. The Defense Production Act has been on. The company's approach has allowed many Government officials are surprised that their company will pay a huge price for this. "
3M is the world's largest manufacturer of medical masks, especially N95 masks. The company said in a statement earlier this week that it had doubled global production in January of this year and plans to "double again capacity in the next 12 months."
3M Company, known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company before 2002, is a world-renowned company.
3M provides diversified and high-quality products and services to customers in more than 200 countries around the world. 3M operates in more than 70 countries, has factories in 38 countries, and has laboratories in 35 countries.
3M is a world-renowned multinational company with diversified products. Known for its innovation and variety of products, it has developed more than 60,000 high-quality products in its century-long history. Over the past century, 3M products have penetrated into people's lives, involving fields such as: industrial, chemical, electronics, electrical, communications, transportation, automotive, aviation, medical, security, construction, cultural and educational office, commercial and household consumer goods, and other fields. The earth has changed the way people live and work. In modern society, 50% of people in the world come into direct or indirect contact with 3M's products every day.
In December 2018, 3M was shortlisted in the 2018 World Top 500 Brands, ranking 86th.
