3M is repositioning Transportation & Electronics from volume toward specialty margin
Why this matters to you
You have an existing MSA with this account, so commercial terms are not the obstacle. Qualification is.
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You have an existing MSA with this account, so commercial terms are not the obstacle. Qualification is.
The timing lines up with your Q3 capacity coming online — you can commit volume they cannot get elsewhere.
Their stated compliance deadline is inside your typical qualification window, which favours an incumbent-displacing pitch.
Three of your flame-retardant and biocide lines are qualified substitutes in two of the affected segments.
Their stated compliance deadline is inside your typical qualification window, which favours an incumbent-displacing pitch.
You have an existing MSA with this account, so commercial terms are not the obstacle. Qualification is.