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1 July 2007
3M has acquired substantially all of the assets of Articulos de Papel DMS Chile, a Santiago, Chilebased manufacturer of disposable surgical packs, drapes, gowns and kits. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is said to build on 3M's core medical business and expand its range of disposable drapes for infection prevention in South America.