Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

1,500 hours of shipping help and Scotch™ Flex & Seal Shipping Rolls will be awarded to small businesses in ‘Getting Ship Done’ contest NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Online marketplace sellers, small ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. When 3M began in 1902, they made sandpaper. Soon the sandpaper company invented a ...

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — It's often called the most wonderful time of the year -- but it can also be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plastic and packaging waste ...

It's been used for everything from wrapping gifts to protecting blimps. It is so commonplace that it is easy to take for granted. Yet Scotch ® Transparent Tape has an extraordinary history marked with ...

3M believes its Scotch Flex & Seal Shipping Roll could replace shipping tape, boxes and packing peanuts altogether. The roll comes in four sizes of waterproof, cushioned material and—with 3M’s ...

Two life-sized statues made of packaging tape were installed Tuesday at Savannah College of Art and Design locations around town. The art college and 3M have collaborated to display five whimsical ...