This article is about the Australian company. For other uses, see Ansell (disambiguation).
"Dunlop Australia" redirects here. For the suburb of Canberra, see Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory.

Ansell Limited
Company typePublic
ASX: ANN
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929) (as Dunlop Perdriau Ltd.)
FounderEric Norman Ansell
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia[1]
Key people
Neil Salmon (CEO)[2]
ProductsLatex gloves, Personal protective equipment
RevenueUS$2.027 billion (2021)
US$246.7 million (2021)

Ansell is an Australian company which manufactures protective industrial equipment and medical gloves.

History

Early years

Ansell was formed as Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company of Australasia Ltd in 1899, when the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company of the United Kingdom incorporated its Australian branch, formed in 1893, where it was listed on the Australian stock exchange. In 1906, the company changed its name to the Dunlop Rubber Company of Australasia Ltd, and in 1929, they changed it to Dunlop Perdriau Ltd.

[3]following a merger with the Perdriau Rubber Company.

During that time, the company's main business was the production of automobile tyres, and they later expanded into other rubber products. In 1967, the company changed its name to Dunlop Australia.

In 1969, Dunlop Australia acquired the Ansell Rubber Company, which had been founded in 1929 (originally as E. N. Ansell & Sons) by Eric Norman Ansell, a worker for Dunlop Rubber Company of Australasia.[4]

Ansell Rubber's original business was producing condoms and later, other rubber goods such as gas masks, weather balloons, and, importantly, developed the first, mass-produced, disposable latex gloves.[5]

In 1980, it became known as Dunlop Olympic, and in 1986, changed its name to Pacific Dunlop.[6] Also in 1986, Dunlop entered into a joint venture with Goodyear Tire to manufacture and distribute tyres in Australasia.

In 1990, Pacific Dunlop acquired Edmont Rubber, which expanded their international distribution.

Pacific Dunlop has diversified into clothing, batteries, healthcare products and food, and is one of the largest companies in Australia and on the ASX.[7]

In the late 1990s, Pacific began a program of divestment, selling its food and battery businesses. The clothing and footwear businesses were floated off as Pacific Brands in 2001. In 2002, the company changed its name to Ansell Limited.[7]

In July 2023, Ansell's share price fell substantially for the second time in the previous 12 months[8]

Recent years

  • 2011, acquisition of Sandel Medical Industries,[9] a developer of staff and patient safety disposable products in the US.
  • 2012, acquisition of Trelleborg Protective Products,[10] a provider of chemical protective suits and Comasec,[11] another European manufacturer of personal protective equipment glove market.
  • 2013, acquisition of Midas,[12] a Korean manufacturer and supplier of knitted, cut resistant industrial gloves and Hércules,[13] a manufacturer of personal protective equipment in Brazil.
  • 2014, acquisition of Barrier Safe Solutions International,[14] a North American provider of single-use gloves and Hands International, a Sri Lankan glove manufacturer.
  • 2017, sale of the sexual wellness business[15] to Chinese companies Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital. The acquisition was completed on the same year.[16] After the conclusion of the transaction, the sexual division was renamed to LifeStyles Condoms.
  • 2018, acquisition of Digitcare,[17] a US exam and specialty glove supplier.

Brands and products

Ansell has various sub brands operating around the world for its protective gloves and personal protective equipment products.[18]

References

  1. ^ "List of worldwide offices". Ansell.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Board of directors". Ansell.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Ansell Ltd. - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ^ "The Ansell Limited story". Ansell.com. 16 August 1920. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Latex Gloves". Biotechnology-innovation.com.au. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Our History". Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres Australia New Zealand. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Ansell Ltd. - Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Ansell much more than a case of a COVID hangover". Australian Financial Review. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES SANDEL MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, LLC". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  10. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES TRELLEBORG'S PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS BUSINESS". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  11. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES COMASEC SAS". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  12. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES KOREAN GLOVE MANUFACTURER MIDAS CO. LTD". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  13. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES HÉRCULES EQUIPAMENTOS DE PROTECAO LTDA". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  14. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED TO ACQUIRE BARRIERSAFE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  15. ^ "ANSELL AGREES SALE OF SEXUAL WELLNESS AND ANNOUNCES SHARE BUY-BACK". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "ANSELL LIMITED ANNOUNCES THE CLOSING OF THE SALE OF ITS SEXUAL WELLNESS BUSINESS". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Ansell Healthcare Products LLC To Acquire Exam & Specialty Glove Supplier Digitcare". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Products & Brands". Ansell.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansell