3M opens its third center in Wrocław

US global company 3M has opened a shared service center in Wrocław, which is to service 52 EMEA countries, Eurobuild CEE informed. The American company has invested PLN 0.5 bln in Poland over the last 25 years, over PLN 300 mln of which has been invested in Wrocław. 3M employs over 2,000 people in Poland. In 2005 it opened a research and development center in Wrocław, followed in 2013 by an innovation center in the same city. Its shared service started its operations in June. It will employ more than 400 people, who will be responsible for finance, purchasing, HR, IT, security and database management processes. The new center is one of three largest global branches of 3M. The company has leased an area of app. 4,400 sqm, occupying four out of seven floors of Dubois 41, which has a total office area of 6,800 sqm and 700 sqm of retail and service space.