3M announces 6,000 job cuts across global operations

The company has a premises in Dublin and Athlone

3M manufactures healthcare equipment such as facemasks and owns brands like Post-It Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

American conglomerate 3M has announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs from its global workforce but it is not yet known if any Irish jobs will be lost.

3M, which manufactures healthcare equipment such as facemasks and owns brands like Post-It, has a premises in Dublin and a manufacturing facility in Athlone. In 2021, the company employed 500 people with plans to recruit 100 more as it planned to open the 3M Digital Science Community in Dublin.