MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO
10-Q, 1998-08-04
ABRASIVE, ASBESTOS & MISC NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODS
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                             UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        Washington, D.C. 20549



                               FORM 10-Q

           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
               OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For Quarter ended June 30, 1998       Commission file number: 1-3285





             MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY


State of Incorporation: Delaware
                          I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 41-0417775

       Executive offices: 3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144

                   Telephone number: (651) 733-1110



    Indicate  by check mark whether the Registrant  (1)  has
filed  all  reports required to be filed by  Section  13  or
15(d)  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934  during  the
preceding  12  months (or for such shorter period  that  the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and  (2)  has
been  subject to such filing requirements for  the  past  90
days.  Yes   X  .  No      .



On June 30, 1998, there were 403,878,085 shares of the
Registrant's common stock outstanding.


                This document contains 26 pages.
           The exhibit index is set forth on page 23.


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<TABLE>
                                

       Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries

                     PART I.  Financial Information

                    Consolidated Statement of Income
             (Amounts in millions, except per-share amounts)
                              (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                               Three months ended     Six months ended
                                     June 30               June 30
                                1998       1997        1998        1997
<S>                            <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Net sales                      $3,770     $3,817      $7,470      $7,531

Operating expenses
  Cost of goods sold            2,162      2,156       4,258       4,245
  Selling, general and
    administrative expenses       967        972       1,891       1,909
         Total                  3,129      3,128       6,149       6,154

Operating income                  641        689       1,321       1,377

Other income and expense
  Interest expense                 35         28          69          51
  Investment and other
    income - net                  (11)       (19)        (22)        (31)
         Total                     24          9          47          20

Income before income taxes
  and minority interest           617        680       1,274       1,357

Provision for income taxes        219        242         456         486

Minority interest                  12         20          32          43

Net income                     $  386     $  418      $  786      $  828

Weighted average common
  shares outstanding            404.3      415.5       404.3       416.1
Earnings per share - basic     $ 0.95     $ 1.01      $ 1.94      $ 1.99

Weighted average common
  and common equivalent
  shares outstanding            410.0      421.9       409.8       422.2
Earnings per share - diluted   $ 0.94     $ 0.99       $1.92       $1.96

<FN>
<F1>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

          Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries

                          Consolidated Balance Sheet
                             (Dollars in millions)

<CAPTION>
                                                June 30,
                                                  1998         December 31,
                                               (Unaudited)         1997
<S>                                            <C>             <C>
Assets
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                       $   219         $   230
   Other securities                                    185             247
   Accounts receivable - net                         2,612           2,434
   Inventories
      Finished goods                                 1,331           1,293
      Work in process                                  647             605
      Raw materials and supplies                       489             501
         Total inventories                           2,467           2,399

   Other current assets                                883             858
            Total current assets                     6,366           6,168

Investments                                            605             613

Property, plant and equipment                       12,552          12,098
   Less accumulated depreciation                    (7,286)         (7,064)
      Property, plant and equipment - net            5,266           5,034

Other assets                                         1,641           1,423
            Total                                  $13,878         $13,238

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
   Accounts payable                                $   901         $   898
   Payroll                                             327             306
   Income taxes                                        334             238
   Short-term debt                                   1,787           1,499
   Other current liabilities                         1,034           1,042
            Total current liabilities                4,383           3,983

Other liabilities                                    2,230           2,314
Long-term debt                                       1,221           1,015
Stockholders' equity - net                           6,044           5,926
   Shares outstanding
       June 30, 1998,     403,878,085
       December 31, 1997, 404,724,947
                                                   ________        ________
            Total                                  $13,878         $13,238

<FN>
<F1>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

    Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries

     Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
    (Dollars and shares in millions, except per-share amounts)
                           (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                           Three months ended  Six months ended
                                                  June 30           June 30
                                               1998     1997     1998     1997
<S>                                         <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Common stock and capital in excess of
  par value at beginning and end of period  $   296  $   296  $   296  $   296

Retained earnings
  Balance at beginning of period              9,970    8,921    9,848    8,756
  Net income  (A)                               386      418      786      828
  Dividends paid (per share:
    $0.55, $0.53, $1.10, $1.06)                (223)    (220)    (445)    (441)
  Stock option plans and other                  (52)     (58)    (108)     (82)
Balance at end of period                     10,081    9,061   10,081    9,061

Accumulated other comprehensive income - net
  Balance at beginning of period
    Cumulative foreign currency translation
      adjustments                              (589)    (334)    (547)    (178)
    Unrealized gain on securities -  net          7        8        8       15
  Other comprehensive income
    Foreign currency translation and other
      adjustments  (B)                          (35)      32      (77)    (124)
    Unrealized gain (loss) on
      securities  - net (C)                       1       (3)      --      (10)
  Balance at end of period
    Cumulative foreign currency translation
      adjustments                              (624)    (302)    (624)    (302)
    Unrealized gain on securities -  net          8        5        8        5
Balance at end of period                       (616)    (297)    (616)    (297)

Unearned compensation - ESOP
  Balance at beginning of period               (370)    (405)    (379)    (412)
  Amortization                                   10        9       19       16
Balance at end of period                       (360)    (396)    (360)    (396)

Treasury stock, at cost
  Balance at beginning of period
    (shares:  67.5, 55.8, 67.3, 55.2)        (3,301)  (2,250)  (3,300)  (2,193)
  Reacquired stock
     (shares:  2.0, 2.9, 4.2, 5.8)             (190)    (252)    (377)    (501)
  Issuances pursuant to stock option plans
     (shares:  1.4, 2.1, 3.4, 4.4)              134      187      320      379
Balance at end of period                     (3,357)  (2,315)  (3,357)  (2,315)
    (shares: 68.1, 56.5, 68.1, 56.5)

Stockholders' equity - net                  $ 6,044  $ 6,349  $ 6,044  $ 6,349

Total comprehensive income (A + B + C)      $   352  $   447  $   709  $   694

<FN>
<F1>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an
 integral part of this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

         Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries

                     Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                            (Dollars in millions)
                                 (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
                                                      Six months ended
                                                           June 30
                                                       1998        1997
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income                                           $  786      $  828

Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operating activities
  Implant litigation - net                             (185)        (41)
  Depreciation and amortization                         427         434
  Working capital and other changes - net              (261)       (216)
Net cash provided by continuing operations              767       1,005
Net cash used by discontinued operations                 --         (82)
Net cash provided by operating activities               767         923

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures                                   (712)       (656)
Other changes - net                                     (56)         33
Net cash used in investing activities                  (768)       (623)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Change in short-term debt - net                         269         441
Repayment of long-term debt                             (22)       (540)
Proceeds from long-term debt                            336         298
Purchases of treasury stock                            (377)       (501)
Reissuances of treasury stock                           213         225
Payment of dividends                                   (445)       (441)
Other                                                   (19)         --
Net cash used in financing activities                   (45)       (518)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                  35          26

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents               (11)       (192)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year          230         583
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $  219      $  391

<FN>
<F1>
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of this statement.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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        Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries
                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                (Unaudited)

The interim financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of
management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation
of  financial position, results of operations and cash flows for  the
periods  presented.  These adjustments consist of  normal,  recurring
items.   The  results of operations for any interim  period  are  not
necessarily  indicative of results for the full year.  The  condensed
consolidated   financial  statements  and  notes  are  presented   as
permitted  by  the  requirements for Form 10-Q  and  do  not  contain
certain  information  included in the company's  annual  consolidated
financial  statements and notes.  This Form 10-Q should  be  read  in
conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements  and
notes included in its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Derivatives and Hedging Activities:
In  June  1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting  for
Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities."   The  company  must
adopt  this  standard no later than January 1, 2000.  The company  is
reviewing the requirements of this standard which are quite  complex.
Although  the company expects that this standard will not  materially
affect  its financial position and results of operations, it has  not
yet   determined  the  impact  of  this  standard  on  the  financial
statements of the company.

Debt issuance:
In  July  1998,  3M  Germany completed a 3-year, $200  million,  5.75
percent  Eurobond offering.  After giving effect to an interest  rate
swap,  the  company  will  have an interest  obligation  based  on  a
floating LIBOR index.

Comprehensive income:
Effective January 1, 1998, the company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards  No.  130,  "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income."
Total  comprehensive income and the components of  accumulated  other
comprehensive income are presented in the Consolidated  Statement  of
Changes in Stockholders' Equity.

Earnings per share:
The  difference  in  the  weighted  average  shares  outstanding  for
calculating  basic and diluted earnings per share is attributable  to
the  assumed exercise of the Management Stock Ownership Program stock
options for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998
and  1997,  and also includes the effect of the assumed  exercise  of
General Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (GESPP) options for the three-
month  and  six-month  periods ended June 30, 1997.   Effective  July
1997,  all  GESPP options are exercised on the last business  day  of
each month of grant, resulting in no dilutive effect.




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Other:
Discussion  of legal matters is cross-referenced to this  Form  10-Q,
Part  II,  Item  1,  Legal Proceedings, and should be  considered  an
integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the company's independent auditors,  have
performed  a  review  of the unaudited interim  financial  statements
included  herein  and  their review report thereon  accompanies  this
filing.


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               Review Report of Independent Auditors


To the Stockholders of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company:

We  have  reviewed  the  accompanying condensed consolidated  balance
sheet  of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries
as   of  June  30,  1998,  and  the  related  condensed  consolidated
statements  of  income and changes in stockholders'  equity  for  the
three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and  1997,  and
cash  flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 1998  and  1997.
These  financial statements are the responsibility of  the  Company's
management.

We  conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A review  of
interim   financial  information  consists  principally  of  applying
analytical  procedures  to financial data  and  making  inquiries  of
persons  responsible  for financial and accounting  matters.   It  is
substantially  less  in scope than an audit conducted  in  accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is
the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken
as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based  on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications
that   should  be  made  to  the  condensed  consolidated   financial
statements  referred  to  above for them to  be  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

We  have  previously  audited, in accordance with generally  accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
1997,  and the related consolidated statements of income, changes  in
stockholders'  equity  and cash flows for the year  then  ended  (not
presented  herein); and in our report dated February 9, 1998,  except
for  the  last  paragraph  under Debt in the  Notes  to  Consolidated
Financial Statements, as to which the date is February 18,  1998,  we
expressed  an  unqualified  opinion on those  consolidated  financial
statements.  In  our  opinion,  the  information  set  forth  in  the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December  31,
1997,  is fairly stated in all material respects in relation  to  the
consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.


                               /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                               PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



St. Paul, Minnesota
July 23, 1998


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       Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries

                 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Second Quarter
Worldwide  sales for the second quarter totaled $3.770 billion,  down
about 1 percent from the second quarter last year.  Excluding changes
in  currency  exchange rates, sales rose about 4 percent.   Worldwide
volume and selling prices were both up about 2 percent.

In  the  United  States, sales increased about 1  percent  to  $1.826
billion.   Adjusting for the third-quarter 1997 sale of  the  outdoor
advertising business, sales rose about 4 percent.  A number  of  U.S.
businesses  posted  solid  growth, with particularly  good  gains  in
pharmaceuticals, automotive body repair, home improvement, commercial
graphics, and occupational health and safety businesses.  The company
experienced  soft  demand  in  businesses  serving  the  electronics,
transportation   safety  and  industrial  tape   markets.    In   the
electronics area, U.S. sales were affected by a slowdown in  industry
growth,  particularly in the semiconductor and disk  drive  segments.
3M's  connector  and chemical businesses both were affected  by  this
slowdown.   In  transportation  safety,  demand  for  3M   reflective
sheetings  was  affected  by the expiration  of  the  bill  providing
federal  funding of highway projects.  A multi-year bill was recently
enacted  which should be a significant plus for 3M in the months  and
years ahead.

Internationally,  sales  totaled  $1.944  billion.   Overall,  local-
currency  sales gains were more than offset by currency  translation.
Expressed in dollars, international sales declined 3 percent.  Volume
increased about 4 percent and selling prices were up 2 percent.   The
company  increased  selling  prices in all  major  geographic  areas,
helping  to  offset  part  of  the  currency  devaluation.   Currency
translation  reduced  international sales by  about  9  percent.   In
Europe,  sales in local currencies were up more than 6 percent,  with
good  contributions  from Germany, France,  Italy  and  Spain.   3M's
growth  in Europe also continued to be helped by strong volume  gains
in  developing economies, including Turkey, Poland and  Hungary.   In
the  Asia Pacific area, volume decreased about 2 percent.  In  Japan,
volume  growth  this  quarter was up less  than  2  percent,  due  to
continued  economic  softness there.  In Asia outside  Japan,  volume
declined  more than 6 percent.  Overall volume growth in  the  region
was  negatively affected by the economic turmoil in Korea,  Thailand,
Malaysia  and  Indonesia.   In  Latin  America,  volume  increased  9
percent,  with double-digit gains in several countries.   In  Brazil,
volume increased only 5 percent, affected by economic softness there.
In Canada, volume increased about 5 percent.

Cost  of  goods  sold,  which  includes manufacturing,  research  and
development,  and engineering, was 57.4 percent of sales,  up  nearly
one point from the second quarter last year.  Gross margins benefited
from higher selling prices and lower raw material costs. However, the

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effects  of currency exchange rates and low volume  growth  more than
offset these benefits.   Currency reduced gross margins by nearly one
percentage point.   The  currency  effect  relates  to the impact  of
currency  fluctuations on the transfer of goods between 3M operations
in the United States and abroad.

Selling,  general  and administrative spending was  25.6  percent  of
sales, up slightly from the same quarter last year.

Worldwide  operating  income  was 17.0 percent  of  sales,  down  one
percentage  point  from the second quarter last year.   Margins  were
down  about  a  point both in the United States and  internationally.
Operating  income was $641 million, down 6.8 percent from  the  year-
earlier  quarter.   Currency reduced operating income  by  about  $70
million, or 10 percent.

Second quarter interest expense of $35 million was up $7 million from
the  same  quarter last year, reflecting a moderate increase  in  the
company's  financial leverage.  Net investment and other  income  was
$11  million,  in line with the level averaged in each  of  the  past
three quarters.

The  worldwide  effective income tax rate for the  quarter  was  35.5
percent, the same as in the second quarter last year.

Net income totaled $386 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared
with  $418 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the second quarter
of  1997. The company estimates that changes in the value of the U.S.
dollar decreased earnings for the quarter by about 12 cents per share
compared with the second quarter of 1997.  This estimate includes the
effect  of  translating  profits  from  local  currencies  into  U.S.
dollars; the impact of currency fluctuations on the transfer of goods
between   3M  operations  in  the  United  States  and  abroad;   and
transaction gains and losses in countries not considered to be highly
inflationary.

Year-to-date
On a year-to-date basis, worldwide sales totaled $7.470 billion, down
about 1 percent from the same period last year.  Excluding changes in
currency  exchange  rates, sales rose about 4  percent.   Unit  sales
increased  about  3 percent, while selling prices  were  up  about  1
percent.

In  the  United  States, sales decreased slightly to $3.565  billion.
Adjusting  for the third-quarter 1997 sale of the outdoor advertising
business, sales rose about 3 percent.  Internationally, sales totaled
$3.905  billion.  Overall, local-currency sales gains were more  than
offset  by currency translation.  Expressed in dollars, international
sales  declined  1  percent.  Volume increased about  6  percent  and
selling  prices  were  up  2 percent.  Currency  translation  reduced
international sales by about 9 percent.

Cost  of  goods  sold,  which  includes manufacturing,  research  and
development,and engineering, was 57.0 percent of sales, up six-tenths
of a percentage  point  from  the same period last year.  The factors

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that  influenced gross margins for the second quarter were  the  same
factors that affected the year-to-date results.

Selling,  general  and administrative spending was  25.3  percent  of
sales, unchanged from the same period last year.

Worldwide operating income was 17.7 percent of sales, down six-tenths
of  a  percentage point from the same period last year.  Margins were
down   about  a  point  in  the  United  States  and  down   slightly
internationally.   Operating  income was  $1.321  billion,  down  4.1
percent  from  the  year-earlier period.  Currency reduced  operating
income by almost $145 million, or 10 percent.

Interest expense of $69 million was up $18 million from the first six
months  of last year, reflecting the company's strategy to lower  its
cost  of  capital  by  moderately increasing its financial  leverage.
This strategy may increase interest expense by about $45 million  for
total  year  1998  when compared to 1997.  Net investment  and  other
income was $22 million, in line with recent trends.

The  worldwide effective income tax rate for the first six months was
35.8 percent, essentially the same as in the first half last year.

Net income totaled $786 million, or $1.92 per diluted share, compared
with  $828 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, in the first half  of
1997.  The  company estimates that changes in the value of  the  U.S.
dollar decreased earnings for the first six months by about 22  cents
per  share  compared  with the first half  of  1997.   This  estimate
includes the effect of translating profits from local currencies into
U.S. dollars; the impact of currency fluctuations on the transfer  of
goods  between  3M operations in the United States  and  abroad;  and
transaction gains and losses in countries not considered to be highly
inflationary.

FUTURE OUTLOOK
3M  expects higher second-half 1998 earnings per diluted share,  with
full-year  1998  earnings per diluted share  similar  to  last  year,
excluding  the  1997  gain  on  the sale  of  the  company's  outdoor
advertising business, and also excluding one-time charges, if any, in
the  second-half  of 1998.  3M expects the economic troubles  in  the
Asia  Pacific  area to persist, that the growth of the  U.S.  economy
will  continue  to  moderate, and that the strong  U.S.  dollar  will
continue  to negatively affect the company.  Based on exchange  rates
as  of  July 23, 1998, currency effects could reduce earnings in  the
second  half  of  1998  by  about 15 cents per  share.   Results  are
expected to benefit from somewhat better local-currency sales growth,
further spending adjustments and improved productivity.

3M  has  an  8 percent annual productivity improvement objective,  as
measured by sales growth per employee in local currencies. Due to the
turmoil in Asia and  Japan and softness in certain businesses  in the
United  States, 1998 productivity will not meet  the 8 percent target
for the first time in 4 years.   The  company expects to reduce about
1,500 positions by  the end of 1998, primarily through attrition, and

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continue  at that rate until the company regains and sustains  the  8
percent productivity-improvement target.

The  company  is aggressively exploring cost reduction and  portfolio
management  opportunities  around  the  world  in  addition  to   its
continuing   emphasis   on  management  of   selling,   general   and
administrative spending.  The company uses return on capital,  return
on  sales,  cash  flows, competitive assessments and other  tools  to
evaluate  the  financial  performance and business  symmetry  of  its
various  product  lines.  While no decisions have been  reached,  any
future  decisions based on these evaluations could  have  an  adverse
effect on the short-term results of the company's operations.

The  company is not able to project what all the consequences of  the
turmoil in Asia and Japan may be.  The company is monitoring business
conditions  closely and will implement adjustments in pricing,  costs
and investments as appropriate.  Overall, the company has experienced
earnings declines of about 20 percent for both Asia and Japan in  the
first half of 1998.  The company does not expect a significant change
in this situation in the second half of 1998.

For  total year 1998, the company expects to buy back about 9 million
shares.   This  is expected to result in shares outstanding,  net  of
issuances, of about one percent less when comparing year-end 1998  to
year-end 1997.

IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000 ISSUE
The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs using only the
last  two digits to indicate the year.  If uncorrected, such computer
programs will be unable to  interpret  dates  beyond  the  year 1999,
which  could  cause computer system failure or other  computer errors
disrupting operations.  The company recognizes the  importance of the
Year 2000 issue and  has  been  giving it high priority.  In November
1996, the  company  created  a  corporate-wide Year 2000 project team
representing  all  company  business  and  staff  units.   The team's
objective  is  to  ensure  an  uninterrupted transition into the Year
2000.  The  scope  of  the  Year 2000  readiness effort  includes (i)
information  technology  ("IT")  such as software and hardware;  (ii)
non-IT  systems  or  embedded  technology  such  as  microcontrollers
contained  in  various manufacturing and lab equipment, environmental
and  safety systems,  facilities and utilities, and 3M products  with
date-sensitivity; and (iii) readiness of key third parties, including
suppliers and customers,  and the electronic  data interchange  (EDI)
with  those  key  third  parties.    If   needed   modifications  and
conversions are not made on a timely basis, the Year 2000 issue could
have a material adverse effect on the company operations.

The  company  is  using  both  internal  and  external  resources  to
remediate  and  test millions of lines of application software  code.
The  majority  of the most vital information systems  located  in the
United States are now Year 2000 compliant.  The company  expects that
the remainder of the information systems located in the United States

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and  in  subsidiaries  outside  the  United  States will be Year 2000
compliant  by  December  1998.    The  company  expects  to  complete
compliancy   testing  on  any  unplanned   components   and  finalize
contingency plans in 1999.

In   addition  to  internal  Year  2000  IT  and  non-IT  remediation
activities,  the  company  is  in  contact  with  key  suppliers  and
electronic  commerce  customers  to  assure  no  interruption  in the
relationship  between  the  company and these important third parties
from the year 2000 issue.  If third  parties  do  not  convert  their
systems in a timely manner and in a way  that is compatible with  the
company's  systems, the Year 2000 issue could have a material adverse
effect on company operations.  The company believes that its diligent
actions with key suppliers and customers will minimize these risks.

The  vast  majority of the company's products are not date-sensitive.
The  company  has  collected information on current and  discontinued
date-sensitive products.  This information is available to  customers
as of the date of this filing.

The company's primary  focus  has been  directed at  solving the Year
2000 problem.  While 3M expects its internal IT and non-IT systems to
be Year 2000 compliant by the dates specified, the company is working
on a contingency  plan  specifying what  the company will do if it or
important third parties are not Year 2000 compliant  by  the required
dates. The company expects to have such a contingency  plan finalized
by March 31, 1999.

Through June 1998, the company had expensed incremental costs of  $30
million  related  to  the  Year  2000  issue.   The  total  remaining
incremental  cost  is estimated to be $45 million.   The  company  is
expensing  as  incurred  all  costs related  to  the  assessment  and
remediation  of  the Year 2000 issue.  These costs are  being  funded
through operating cash flows.  The company's total cost for the  Year
2000   issue  includes  estimated  costs  and  time  associated  with
interfacing  with third parties' Year 2000 issues.   These  estimates
are based on currently available information.

The  company's  current estimates of the amount  of  time  and  costs
necessary to remediate and test its computer systems are based on the
facts  and  circumstances existing at this time.  The estimates  were
made using  assumptions  of  future  events  including  the continued
availability  of  certain  resources,  Year  2000 modification plans,
implementation success by key third-parties, and  other factors.  New
developments  may  occur that could affect the company's estimates of
the  amount of time and costs necessary to modify and test its IT and
non-IT systems for Year 2000 compliance.  These developments include,
but are not limited to:  (i) the availability and cost  of  personnel
trained  in  this  area; (ii) the ability to locate and  correct  all
relevant computer codes and equipment, and (iii) the planning and Year
2000 compliance success that key customers and suppliers attain.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe
harbor"  for  certain  forward-looking  statements.   This  Quarterly
Report  on  Form  10-Q  contains  forward-looking  statements,  which
reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and
financial performance.

These  forward-looking statements are subject to  certain  risks  and
uncertainties,  including those identified below, which  could  cause
actual results to differ materially from historical results or  those
anticipated.   The  words  "aim," "believe," "expect,"  "anticipate,"
"intend," "estimate," "will," "should," "could" and other expressions
which  indicate  future  events and trends  identify  forward-looking
statements.

Actual   future  results  and  trends  may  differ  materially   from
historical  results or those anticipated depending on  a  variety  of
factors,  including, but not limited to:  foreign exchange rates  and
fluctuations  in  those  rates;  the  effects  of,  and  changes  in,
worldwide economic conditions, particularly in Japan, the Asia region
and  the  United  States;  raw  materials,  including  shortages  and
increases in the costs of key raw materials; the impact of  the  Year
2000   issue;  and  legal  proceedings  (see  discussion   of   Legal
Proceedings in Part II, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q).

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
The company's financial condition and liquidity remain strong.

Working capital decreased $202 million to $1.983 billion at June  30,
1998,  compared  to  $2.185 billion at year-end 1997.   The  accounts
receivable  average  days' sales outstanding was 58  days,  unchanged
from  year-end.   The company's key inventory index was  3.9  months,
compared to 3.8 months at year-end.  The company's current ratio  was
1.5, unchanged from year-end.

Total  debt  increased  $494 million from  year-end  1997  to  $3.008
billion.   In line with the company's strategy to lower its  cost  of
capital, total debt increased from an average of about $2 billion  in
1997  to  $3.008 billion as of June 30, 1998.  As of June  30,  1998,
total debt was 33 percent of total capital.

The company's strong credit rating provides ready and ample access to
funds  in  global  capital  markets.  In February  1998,  the  parent
company issued $330 million of 30-year, 6.375 percent debentures.  In
July  1998, 3M Germany completed a 3-year, $200 million, 5.75 percent
Eurobond offering.  At June 30, 1998, the company had available short-
term lines of credit totaling about $600 million.

Net  cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
totaled  $767 million in the first six months of the year, down  $238
million  from  the  same period last year.  Net  cash  outflows  from
mammary implant litigation were $144 million higher than in the  same
period last year.

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Timing differences between payment of implant liabilities and receipt
of related insurance recoveries could affect the cash flows of future
periods.  This is discussed in Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, of
this Form 10-Q.

Net  cash  used by operating activities from discontinued  operations
was  $82  million in the first six months of 1997.  Payments made  in
1997  were  primarily  severance  payments  related  to  discontinued
operations.

Cash  used in investing activities was $768 million in the first  six
months of the year, compared to $623 million in the same period  last
year.   Capital expenditures for the first six months  of  1998  were
$712  million,  an  increase of 8.5 percent compared  with  the  same
period last year.

Treasury stock repurchases for the first six months of 1998 were $377
million,  compared with repurchases in the same period last  year  of
$501 million.  Financing activities for both short-term and long-term
debt  provided  net cash inflows of $583 million, compared  with  net
cash inflows of $199 million in the first six months last year.

The  company repurchased about 4.2 million shares of common stock  in
the first six months of 1998, compared with 5.8 million shares in the
same  period  last  year.  In November 1997, the Board  of  Directors
authorized  the repurchase of up to 25 million shares  of  3M  common
stock  through December 31, 1998.  As of June 30, 1998, 18.3  million
shares  remained  authorized for repurchase.  Stock  repurchases  are
made to support employee stock purchase plans and for other corporate
purposes.

Cash dividends paid to shareholders totaled $445 million in the first
half of this year, compared with $441 million in the same period last
year.   In February 1998, the quarterly dividend was increased to  55
cents a share.

Legal  proceedings are discussed in the Legal Proceedings section  in
Part  II, Item 1, of this Form 10-Q.  There can be no certainty  that
the   company   may  not  ultimately  incur  charges,   whether   for
governmental  proceedings  and  claims,  products  liability  claims,
environmental  proceedings or other actions, in excess  of  presently
established  accruals.   While  such  future  charges  could  have  a
material  adverse  impact  on   the  company's  net  income  in   the
quarterly   period  in which they are recorded, the company  believes
that  such  additional charges, if any, would  not  have  a  material
adverse  effect  on  the consolidated financial  position  or  annual
results  of operations of the company. (NOTE: The preceding  sentence
applies  to  all legal proceedings involving the company  except  the
breast   implant  litigation.   See  discussion  of  breast   implant
litigation in Legal Proceedings, Part II, Item 1.)

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      Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries
                      PART II.  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The  company and certain of its subsidiaries are named as defendants
in  a  number  of  actions,  governmental  proceedings  and  claims,
including  environmental proceedings and products  liability  claims
involving  products now or formerly manufactured  and  sold  by  the
company.   In some actions, the claimants seek damages  as  well  as
other   relief,   which,  if  granted,  would  require   substantial
expenditures.  The  company has accrued certain  liabilities,  which
represent reasonable estimates of its probable liabilities for these
matters.  The company also has recorded receivables for the probable
amount of insurance recoverable with respect to these matters.

Some  of these matters raise difficult and complex factual and legal
issues,  and are subject to many uncertainties, including,  but  not
limited  to, the facts and circumstances of each particular  action,
the  jurisdiction and forum in which each action is  proceeding  and
differences  in  applicable law. Accordingly,  the  company  is  not
always   able  to  estimate  the  amount  of  its  possible   future
liabilities with respect to such matters.

There  can be no certainty that the company may not ultimately incur
charges,  whether for governmental proceedings and claims,  products
liability  claims,  environmental proceedings or other  actions,  in
excess of presently established accruals.  While such future charges
could have a material adverse impact on the company's net income  in
the  quarterly  period  in  which they  are  recorded,  the  company
believes  that  such additional charges, if any, would  not  have  a
material  adverse effect on the consolidated financial  position  or
annual  results of operations of the company.  (NOTE: The  preceding
sentence  applies  to  all legal proceedings involving  the  company
except  the breast implant litigation, which is discussed separately
in the next section).

Breast Implant Litigation

As  of  June  30, 1998, the company had been named as  a  defendant,
often  with multiple co-defendants, in 7,420 lawsuits and 132 claims
in  various  courts, all seeking damages for personal injuries  from
allegedly  defective  breast implants.  These  claims  and  lawsuits
purport  to  represent 23,242 individual claimants. It  is  not  yet
certain  how  many  of  these lawsuits and claims  involve  products
manufactured  and  sold  by  the  company,  as  opposed   to   other
manufacturers.   The company entered the business  of  manufacturing
breast  implants  in 1977 by purchasing McGhan Medical  Corporation.
In  1984,  the company sold the business to a corporation that  also
was named McGhan Medical Corporation.

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The  typical  claim  or  lawsuit  alleges  the  individual's  breast
implants caused one or more of a wide variety of ailments and  local
complications,   including,  but  not   limited   to,   non-specific
autoimmune   disease,  scleroderma,  lupus,  rheumatoid   arthritis,
fibromyalgia,  mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren's  Syndrome,
dermatomyositis, polymyositis and chronic fatigue.

Plaintiffs in these cases typically seek monetary damages, often  in
unspecified  amounts, and also may seek certain types  of  equitable
relief, including requiring the company to fund the costs associated
with removal of the breast implants.

A  number  of  breast  implant claims and lawsuits  seek  to  impose
liability  on  the  company  under  various  theories  for  personal
injuries  allegedly caused by breast implants manufactured and  sold
by   manufacturers  other  than  the  company.  These  manufacturers
include,  but  are  not limited to, McGhan Medical  Corporation  and
manufacturers that are no longer in business or that are  insolvent,
whose  breast implants may or may not have been used in  conjunction
with  implants manufactured and sold by the company.   These  claims
raise  many difficult and complex factual and legal issues that  are
subject to many uncertainties, including the facts and circumstances
of  each  particular claim, the jurisdiction in which each  suit  is
brought, and differences in applicable law and insurance coverage.

A  number  of  breast  implant lawsuits  seek  to  recover  punitive
damages.  Any  punitive  damages that may  be  awarded  against  the
company  may  or  may  not be covered by certain insurance  policies
depending  on  the language of the insurance policy, applicable  law
and agreements with insurers.

In  addition to individual suits against the company, a class action
on  behalf  of  all  women with breast implants  filed  against  all
manufacturers of such implants has been conditionally certified  and
is  pending  in  the United States District Court for  the  Northern
District of Alabama (the "Court")(DANTE, ET AL., V. DOW CORNING,  ET
AL., U.S.D.C., N. Dist., Ala., 92-2589; part of IN RE: SILICONE  GEL
BREAST  IMPLANT  PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION,  U.S.D.C.,  N.  Dist.
Ala., MDL 926, U.S.D.C., N. Dist. Ala., CV 92-P-10000-S; now held in
abeyance  pending  settlement proceedings in  the  settlement  class
action  LINDSEY,  ET  AL.,  V.  DOW  CORNING  CORPORATION,  ET  AL.,
U.S.D.C., N. Dist., Ala., CV 94-P-11558-S). Class actions,  some  of
which  have  been  certified, are pending in various  state  courts,
including, among others, Louisiana, Florida and Illinois, and in the
British Columbia courts in Canada.  The Louisiana state court action
(SPITZFADEN, ET AL., v. DOW CORNING CORPORATION, ET AL., Dist.  Ct.,
Parish of Orleans, 92-2589) has been decertified by the trial court.
Plaintiffs'  writ  for an emergency appeal from the  decertification
has  been  denied  by the Louisiana Supreme Court. A  normal  appeal
remains pending.

The  company  also  has  been served with a purported  class  action
brought on behalf of children allegedly exposed to silicone in utero

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and  through  breast  milk.  (FEUER, ET  AL.,  V.  MCGHAN,  ET  AL.,
U.S.D.C., E. Dist. NY, 93-0146.)  The suit names all breast  implant
manufacturers  as  defendants  and seeks  to  establish  a  medical-
monitoring fund.

On  December  22,  1995, the Court approved a revised  class  action
settlement  program  for resolution of claims  seeking  damages  for
personal  injuries  from allegedly defective  breast  implants  (the
"Revised Settlement Program").  The Revised Settlement Program is  a
revision  of  a  previous settlement pursuant to  a  Breast  Implant
Litigation Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") reached
on April 8, 1994, and approved by the Court on September 1, 1994.

The  Court ordered that, beginning after November 30, 1995,  members
of  the  plaintiff class may choose to participate  in  the  Revised
Settlement  Program  or  opt out, which would  then  allow  them  to
proceed with separate products liability actions.

The  Revised  Settlement Program as supplemented now  includes  both
foreign  and  domestic class members with implants  manufactured  by
certain  manufacturer  defendants, including  Baxter  International,
Bristol  Meyers-Squibb, the company and McGhan Medical  Corporation.
The  company's obligations under the Revised Settlement Program  are
limited  to  eligible  claimants with implants manufactured  by  the
company or its predecessors ("3M implants") or manufactured only  by
McGhan Medical Corporation after its divestiture from the company on
August  3,  1984  ("Post 8/84 McGhan implants").   With  respect  to
foreign  claimants and claimants with only Post 8/84 McGhan implants
(or only Post 8/84 McGhan implants plus certain other manufacturers'
implants), the benefits are more limited than for domestic claimants
with  3M implants. Post 8/84 McGhan implant benefits are payable  by
the   company,   Union  Carbide  Corporation  and   McGhan   Medical
Corporation.

In  general, the amounts payable to individual current claimants (as
defined  in the Court's order) under the Revised Settlement Program,
and  the company's obligations to make those payments, will  not  be
affected by the number of class members electing to opt out  of  the
Revised  Settlement  Program or the number of class  members  making
claims  under the Revised Settlement Program. In addition to certain
miscellaneous benefits, the Revised Settlement Program provides  for
two compensation options for current claimants with 3M implants.

Under  the  first  option,  denominated as  Fixed  Amount  Benefits,
current  claimants  with  3M implants who satisfy  disease  criteria
established  in the prior Settlement Agreement will receive  amounts
ranging  from $5,000 to $100,000, depending on disease  severity  or
disability  level;  whether  the claimant  can  establish  that  her
implants  have  ruptured;  and whether the  claimant  also  has  had
implants  manufactured  by Dow Corning.  Under  the  second  option,
denominated  as  Long-Term  Benefits,  current  claimants  with   3M
implants  who satisfy more restrictive disease and severity criteria
specified under the Revised Settlement Program can receive  benefits
ranging from $37,500 to $250,000.

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In addition, current claimants with 3M implants are eligible for (a)
a  one-time payment of $3,000 upon removal of 3M implants during the
course of the class settlement, and (b) an advance payment of $5,000
against  the  above  referenced benefits upon  proof  of  having  3M
implants and upon waiving or not timely exercising the right to  opt
out  of the Revised Settlement Program.  Current claimants with only
Post  8/84  McGhan implants (or only Post 8/84 McGhan implants  plus
certain  other  manufacturers'  implants)  are  eligible  only   for
benefits ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.

Eligible  participants with 3M implants who  did  not  file  current
claims  but  are  able to satisfy the more restrictive  disease  and
severity  criteria  during an ongoing period of  15  years  will  be
eligible  for  the  Long-Term Benefits, subject to  certain  funding
limitations.  Such participants also will be eligible for an advance
payment  of $1,000 upon proof of having 3M implants and upon waiving
or  not  timely  exercising the right to  opt  out  of  the  Revised
Settlement  Program or, as an elective option expiring on  June  15,
1999,  a  payment of $3,500 in full settlement of all breast implant
claims  including any claim for Long-Term Benefits under the Revised
Settlement  Program.  Benefit levels for eligible  participants  who
are  not  current claimants and have only Post 8/84 McGhan  implants
(or only Post 8/84 McGhan implants plus certain other manufacturers'
implants)  or  who  are current foreign claimants  will  range  from
$10,000  to  $50,000.   A  benefit payment  of  $3,500  for  foreign
registrants  other than current foreign claimants,  so called  Other
Registrants,  has  been  agreed to by the Company  and  the  Foreign
Claimants  Committee.   This  benefit  thus  completes  the  foreign
claimant  aspects of the Revised Settlement Program.   A  notice  to
foreign registrants has been approved by the Court.

As   of  the  date  of  this  filing,  the  company  believes   that
approximately 90% of the registrants, including those claimants  who
filed  current  claims, have elected to participate in  the  Revised
Settlement Program. It is still unknown as to what disease  criteria
all claimants have satisfied, and what options they have chosen.  As
a  result,  the total amount and timing of the company's prospective
payments  under the Revised Settlement Program cannot be  determined
with  precision  at this time. As of June 30, 1998 the  company  has
paid  $230  million into the court-administered fund  as  a  reserve
against  costs  of claims payable by the company under  the  Revised
Settlement   Program   (including  a   $5   million   administrative
assessment). Additional payments will be made as necessary. Payments
to  date  have been consistent with the company's estimates  of  the
total liability for these claims.

In  the first quarter of 1994, the company took a pre-tax charge  of
$35  million ($22 million after tax) in recognition of its then best
estimate of its probable liabilities and associated expenses, net of
the probable amount of insurance recoverable from its carriers.   In
the  second  quarter of 1998, the company increased its estimate  of
the  minimum  probable liabilities and associated expenses  by  $109
million to approximately $1.1 billion.   This amount  represents the

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company's  best  estimate of the cost and  expense  of  the  Revised
Settlement  Program  and the cost and expense of  resolving  opt-out
claims and recovering insurance proceeds. After subtracting payments
of $886 million as of June 30, 1998, for defense and other costs and
settlements  with litigants and claimants, the company  had  accrued
liabilities of $214 million.

The  company  has substantial primary and excess products  liability
occurrence  insurance  coverage and claims-made  products  liability
insurance   coverage,  which  it  believes  provide   coverage   for
substantially all of its current exposure for breast implant  claims
and defense costs. Most insurers have alleged reservations of rights
to deny all or part of the coverage for differing reasons, including
each  insurer's obligations in relation to the other insurers  (i.e.
allocation) and which claims trigger both the various occurrence and
claims-made  insurance  policies. Some insurers  have  resolved  and
paid,  or  committed  to,  their  policy  obligations.  The  company
believes  the  failure  of many insurers to voluntarily  perform  as
promised  subjects them to the company's claims for excess liability
and damages for breach of the insurers' obligation of good faith.

On  September  22,  1994, three excess coverage occurrence  insurers
initiated  in  the  courts of the State of Minnesota  a  declaratory
judgment  action against the company and numerous insurance carriers
seeking adjudication of certain coverage issues and allocation among
insurers.  On  December  9, 1994, the company  initiated  an  action
against its occurrence insurers in the Texas State Court in and  for
Harrison County, seeking a determination of responsibility among the
company's various occurrence insurers with applicable coverages. The
state  of Texas has the most implant claims.  This action has  since
been  removed to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
and  stayed  pending resolution of the litigation in  the  Minnesota
courts.

The insurers that are parties to these actions generally acknowledge
that  they  issued products liability insurance to the  company  and
that  breast implant claims are products liability claims. The trial
in  Minnesota  to resolve the company's insurance coverage  and  the
financial  responsibility of occurrence insurers for breast  implant
claims and defense costs began on June 4, 1996, and is continuing in
phases with the next trial phase scheduled for January 4, 1999.

In mid-October 1995, the occurrence insurers that are parties to the
litigation  in  Minnesota filed more than  30  motions  for  summary
judgment  or  partial summary judgment. The insurers, through  these
motions,  attempted to shift all or a portion of the  responsibility
for  those  claims the company believes fall within  the  period  of
occurrence-based coverage (before 1986) into the period  of  claims-
made  coverage  (from and after 1986). The trial  court  denied  the
insurers'  motions,  ruling  that the  key  issues  of  trigger  and
allocation  raised in these motions would be resolved at  trial.  In
the  trial's  first  phase  in 1996, the court  granted  3M  partial
declaratory  judgment on the question of when  insurance coverage is

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"triggered."   The  court  also granted  the  insurers'  motion  for
partial  declaratory  judgment on the  question  of  the  allocation
method to be applied in the case. In July 1997 the trial court ruled
further  on the trigger issue and on the general allocation  method.
That  ruling was consistent with and further supported the company's
opinion  as  stated in the following paragraph.  In  November  1997,
upon  reconsideration,  the court reversed a  portion  of  its  July
ruling  and reinstated a portion of its previous ruling. The company
believes  that  conflicting  rulings  now  exist  that  need  to  be
clarified by the court and reconciled with applicable law.   Motions
to  clarify  the allocation methodology of triggered policies  under
these  rulings  are  pending.  Court options include  clarification,
further  trial  followed by additional rulings or certification  for
interlocutory (while the case is still pending) appeal.

The  company  believes it ultimately will prevail in this  insurance
litigation.   The  company's belief is based on an analysis  of  its
insurance  policies;  court decisions on these and  similar  issues;
reimbursement   by  insurers  for  these  types   of   claims;   and
consultation  with  outside counsel who  are  experts  in  insurance
coverage  matters.  If, however, the occurrence insurers  ultimately
prevail   in  this  insurance  litigation,  the  company  could   be
effectively   deprived  of  significant  and  potentially   material
insurance  coverage for breast implant claims.  (See  discussion  of
the accrued receivables for insurance recoveries below.)

As  of  June 30, 1998, the company increased its accrued receivables
for  insurance recoveries by $109 million (corresponding to the same
increase   in  the  minimum  probable  liabilities  and   associated
expenses)  to $773 million, substantially all of which is  contested
by  the insurance carriers.  Various factors could affect the timing
and  amount  of proceeds to be received under the company's  various
insurance  policies, including (i) the timing of  payments  made  in
settlement  of  claims;  (ii) the outcome  of  occurrence  insurance
litigation  in  the  courts of Minnesota (as  discussed  above)  and
Texas;  (iii) potential arbitration with claims-made insurers;  (iv)
delays  in payment by insurers; and (v) the extent to which insurers
may  become  insolvent  in  the future. There  can  be  no  absolute
assurance that the company will collect all amounts accrued as being
probable of recovery from its insurers.

The   company's  current  estimate  of  the  probable   liabilities,
associated expenses and probable insurance recoveries related to the
breast  implant  claims  is  based on the  facts  and  circumstances
existing at this time. New developments may occur that could  affect
the   company's   estimates  of  probable   liabilities   (including
associated   expenses)  and  the  probable   amount   of   insurance
recoveries.  These developments include, but are not limited to, (i)
the  ultimate Fixed Amount Benefit distribution of claimants in  the
Revised  Settlement Program; (ii) the success of and  costs  to  the
company  in  defending  opt-out claims, including  claims  involving
breast  implants not manufactured or sold by the company; (iii)  the
outcome  of  the occurrence insurance litigation in  the  courts  of
Minnesota  and Texas; and (iv) the outcome of potential  arbitration
with claims-made insurers.

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The   company  cannot  determine  the  impact  of  these   potential
developments  on  the  current  estimate  of  probable   liabilities
(including associated expenses) and the probable amount of insurance
recoveries.   Accordingly, the company is not able to  estimate  its
possible  future  liabilities  and  recoveries  beyond  the  current
estimates  of  probable amounts.  As new developments  occur,  these
estimates may be revised, or additional charges may be necessary  to
reflect the impact of these developments on the costs to the company
of   resolving  breast  implant  litigation,  claims  and  insurance
recoveries. Such revisions or additional future charges could have a
material adverse impact on the company's net income in the quarterly
period in which they are recorded. Although the company considers it
unlikely,  such  revisions or additional future charges  could  also
have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  consolidated  financial
position or annual results of operations of the company.

The  company conducts ongoing reviews, assisted by outside  counsel,
to  determine the adequacy and extent of insurance coverage provided
by  its  occurrence and claims-made insurers. The company  believes,
based on these ongoing reviews and the bases described in the fourth
preceding  paragraph,  it is probable that the collectible  coverage
provided by its applicable insurance policies is sufficient to cover
substantially all of its current exposure for breast implant  claims
and  defense  costs.  Based on the availability  of  this  insurance
coverage, the company believes that its uninsured financial exposure
has  not  materially  changed  since  the  first  quarter  of  1994.
Therefore, no recognition of additional charges has been made.

Environmental Matters

The   company   also  is  involved  in  a  number  of  environmental
proceedings   by  governmental  agencies  and  by  private   parties
asserting  liability  for  past waste  disposal  and  other  alleged
environmental  damage. The company conducts ongoing  investigations,
assisted by environmental consultants, to determine accruals for the
probable, estimable costs of remediation.  The remediation  accruals
are reviewed each quarter and changes are made as appropriate.

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Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)   The registrant held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on  May
12, 1998.

(b)   Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to  Regulation
14; there was no solicitation in opposition to management's nominees
as listed in the Proxy Statement and all such nominees were elected.

Three  directors  were  elected to the year 2001  Class  (Edward  A.
Brennan,  Livio D. DeSimone and F. Alan Smith) and one  director  to
the year 1999 Class (Allen E. Murray).

Directors  whose  terms continue after the meeting  were  Ronald  O.
Baukol,  Edward R. McCracken, W. George Meredith, Ronald A.  Mitsch,
Aulana  L.  Peters, Rozanne L. Ridgway, Frank Shrontz and  Louis  W.
Sullivan.

(c)  The ratification of the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
(on  July  1,  1998,  Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  merged  with  Price
Waterhouse  LLP  to  form PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP),  independent
auditors, to audit 3M's books and accounts for the year 1998.

For           339,624,251
Against           781,109
Abstain         1,280,162

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a) The  following  documents are filed  as  exhibits  to  this
             Report.

           (12) A statement regarding the calculation of the ratio of
                earnings to fixed charges.  Page 25.

           (15) A  letter  from  the company's independent  auditors
                regarding unaudited interim financial statements.
                Page 26.

           (27) Financial data schedule (EDGAR filing only).

      (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

The company filed a report on Form 8-K dated June 15, 1998.
In a press release dated June 15, 1998, the company announced that it
expected  second-quarter  earnings to be  below  those  in  the  same
quarter  last  year.  The news release also contained forward-looking
statements  relating to 1998 and the second-half of 1998.   The  news
release was attached as Exhibit 99 to the Form 8-K.


None  of  the  other item requirements of Part II of  Form  10-Q  are
applicable to the company for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.

<PAGE> 24

                                 SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                          MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                         (Registrant)



Date:           August 4, 1998


                          /s/ Giulio Agostini

                           Giulio Agostini, Senior Vice President and
                           Chief Financial Officer

                          (Mr.  Agostini  is the Principal  Financial
                          and  Accounting Officer and has  been  duly
                          authorized  to  sign  on  behalf   of   the
                          registrant.)


<PAGE> 25
<TABLE>
                                                       EXHIBIT 12

         MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

            CALCULATION OF THE RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                             (Dollars in millions)
                                  (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                         Six Months
                           Ended
                          June 30,    Year    Year    Year    Year    Year
                            1998      1997    1996    1995    1994    1993
                           ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S>                        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
EARNINGS
Income from continuing
  operations before
  income taxes and
  minority interest*        $1,274  $3,440  $2,479  $2,168  $2,011  $1,851

Add:
Interest on debt                69      94      79     102      70      39

Interest component of the
ESOP benefit expense            15      32      34      37      39      41

Portion of rent under
operating leases
representative of the
interest component              22      41      46      51      46      44

Less: Equity in undistributed
income of 20-50% owned
companies                        3       3      --       1       2      --
                            ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
TOTAL EARNINGS AVAILABLE
FOR FIXED CHARGES           $1,377  $3,604  $2,638  $2,357  $2,164  $1,975
                            ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======

FIXED CHARGES
Interest on debt                69      94      79     102      70      39

Interest component of the
ESOP benefit expense            15      32      34      37      39      41

Portion of rent under
operating leases
representative of the
interest component              22      41      46      51      46      44
                            ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES         $  106  $  167  $  159  $  190  $  155  $  124
                            ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES                12.99   21.58   16.59   12.41   13.96   15.93

<FN>
<F1>
*1997  includes a pre-tax gain on the sale of National Advertising  Company
of  $803  million;  1995  includes a pre-tax restructuring  charge  of  $79
million.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<PAGE> 26

                                                             EXHIBIT 15



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


We  are  aware that our report dated July 23, 1998 on our  reviews  of
interim  condensed  consolidated financial  information  of  Minnesota
Mining  and  Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries (the Company)  for
the  three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998  and  1997,
and included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1998,  is  incorporated  by  reference in the  Company's  registration
statements  on  Form  S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-14791,  33-49842,  33-
58767, 333-26957, 333-30689 and 333-30691), and Form S-3 (Registration
No.  33-48089). Pursuant to Rule 436(c), under the Securities  Act  of
1933,  this report should not be considered a part of the registration
statements prepared or certified by us within the meaning of  Sections
7 and 11 of that Act.



                                    /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                                    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



St. Paul, Minnesota
August 3, 1998




<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE>    5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED  FROM
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES.
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                                0
                                          0
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