(Bloomberg) -- 3M Co. Chief Financial Officer Monish Patolawala ... The executive will join agriculture supply company Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. as CFO on Aug. 1, according to a separate statement.

"There are significant humanitarian implications of ceasing respirator supplies to healthcare workers in Canada and Latin America, where we are a critical supplier of respirators," it said.

3M said Thursday it entered into an agreement with US Conec to license its technology designed for data centers. Through the agreement, 3M would provide its beam optical interconnect technology to US ...

As part of this agreement, US Conec will manufacture and supply products utilizing 3M Expanded Beam Optical technology, ...

It minimizes wear and sensitivity to contamination, which reduces maintenance, 3M said. US Conec anticipates using 3M's technology to help manufacture and supply products.