Replies to post #29308 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[DewDiligence]

Over the years Saint-Gobain and Henkle have seemed to catch up with the productivity products and charge substantially less.

Which products, specifically? TIA

[DewDiligence]

3M—Today, it seems like they have greatly cut back on research…

The actual numbers don’t show that. These are 3M’s R&D expenses as a percentage of sales for 2018-2023:

2023 5.6%
2022 5.4%
2021 5.6%
2020 5.8%
2019 5.9%
2018 5.6%