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| Company type | Public |
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| ASX: ANN | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1929 (as Dunlop Perdriau Ltd.) |
| Founder | Eric Norman Ansell |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Neil Salmon (CEO) [2] |
| Products | Latex gloves, Personal protective equipment |
| Revenue | US$2.027 billion (2021) |
| US$246.7 million (2021) | |
Ansell is an Australian company which manufactures protective industrial equipment and medical gloves.
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]
Ansell has various sub brands operating around the world for its protective gloves and personal protective equipment products. [18]
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