Ansell Limited
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Ansell Limited is an international manufacturer of protective and medical gloves
and condoms. Ansell was founded in Australia in 1929 by by Eric Norman Ansell who was at the time a worker for Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company of Australasia. Originally Ansell was known as E. N. Ansell & Sons but changed their name to The Ansell Rubber Company in 1934. Ansell started out developing condoms before moving into other areas such as gas masks and weather balloons as well as developing the first mass produced disposable latex gloves. In 1969 The Ansell Rubber Company was acquired by Dunlop Australia who later became known as Pacific Dunlop. After a corporate restructure in the late 1990's, Pacific Dunlop sold off all of their non-healthcare related product lines and changed their name to that of their child company, Ansell Limited in 2002.
Medical gloves
Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures that help prevent contamination between caregivers and patients. Medical gloves are made of different polymers including latex, nitrile rubber, vinyl and neoprene; they come unpowdered, or powdered with cornstarch...
and condoms. Ansell was founded in Australia in 1929 by by Eric Norman Ansell who was at the time a worker for Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company of Australasia. Originally Ansell was known as E. N. Ansell & Sons but changed their name to The Ansell Rubber Company in 1934. Ansell started out developing condoms before moving into other areas such as gas masks and weather balloons as well as developing the first mass produced disposable latex gloves. In 1969 The Ansell Rubber Company was acquired by Dunlop Australia who later became known as Pacific Dunlop. After a corporate restructure in the late 1990's, Pacific Dunlop sold off all of their non-healthcare related product lines and changed their name to that of their child company, Ansell Limited in 2002.
Brands & Products
Ansell has various sub brands operating around the world for both its protective gloves and condom products.Condoms
- Akuel
- Blowtex
- Contempo
- Jissbon
- KamaSutraKamaSutra condomsKamaSutra Condoms is India’s second largest condom brand. It is manufactured by J.K. Ansell , which is a 50:50 joint venture between Raymond Group India’s largest worsted fabric and branded apparel company, and Ansell Limited, a world leader in barrier healthcare protection...
- LifeStylesLifeStyles CondomsLifeStyles Condoms is a brand of condom made by the Australian company Ansell Limited, previously known as Pacific Dunlop Limited.-Advertising and marketing:In 2008 the company sought to recruit musician Miley Cyrus as an advertising spokesperson....
- Manix
- Mates
- New Caress
- Prime
- Primex
- Sixsex
- UnimilCondomiCondomi is a German condom manufacturer based in Cologne, which began production in 1988. For many years, Condomi used a production technique, which did not involve the use of the milk protein casein...
Industrial Gloves
- AlphaTec
- Ansell Hawkeye
- HyFlex
- PowerFlex
- ProjeX Series
- Sol-Vex
- Touch N Tuff
- Vantage