3M Plans Aggressive Growth in Guatemala

Multinational corporation 3M plans to double its business in the next three years.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010


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Inge Thulin, vice president of International Operations, explained that Guatemala, together with Latin America, remains one of the company's top markets.

He told Sigloxxi.com: "Our objective is to growth 2.5 times as fast as the local economy; that is, if Guatemala grows 1.5% in a year, we must grow 3.7%, or else we will be stagnating".

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