Ansell

Australian protective equipment manufacturer Ansell has announced it has acquired life science brands from Indian manufacturer Primus. President of the healthcare and global business unit, Darryl Nazareth, said the two companies have also entered a long-term supply partnership. “India is a fast growing global pharmaceutical manufacturing hub” he said. “This acquisition increases our presence in this … Continue reading Ansell enters supply partnership with Primus, acquires life science brands →

Ansell is sharing manufacturing expertise with qualified manufacturers in the US and Canada so that other companies can begin to produce the PPE that is needed most. The company is providing detailed toolkits with step-by-step instructions, patterns and informative videos to manufacturers with the right capabilities in the US and Canada, to guide them through … Continue reading Ansell helps manufacturers produce protective clothing against COVID-19 →

Local manufacturer of protective industrial and medical gloves, Ansell has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Malaysian manufacturer Careplus, according to an ASX announcement on Thursday. Careplus manufactures surgical, latex and nitrile powder-free examination gloves, with annual sales of $56 million. It is a current Ansell supplier and has a manufacturing facility in the … Continue reading Ansell to expand with Careplus acquisition →

Australian-based manufacture Ansell will invest $32 million over the next two years to expand its Lat Krabang manufacturing facility in Thailand. Ansell’s expansion will allow the company to increase plant capacity by more than 30 per cent to address the demand for its chemical protection platform products. “The expansion further positions Ansell to meet marketplace … Continue reading Ansell announces $32 million expansion investment →

Ansell has announced that it has, through its subsidiary Ansell Healthcare Products LLC, reached an agreement to acquire gammaSupplies, a company that specialises in Validated Sterile RABS/Isolator long gloves. Headquartered in Florida, gammaSupplies Sterile long gloves are used in pharmaceutical and biologic manufacturing facilities around the globe. gammaSupplies was founded in 2010 to fill the … Continue reading Ansell to acquire gammaSupplies →

Ansell Limited has announced the closing of its sexual wellness business to Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co., Ltd. and CITIC Capital China Partners III, L.P. (the Buyer Consortium) for US$600 million (A$754 million). The sale comes as part of the plan to shift the focus on the manufacturing of gloves and other protective gear for the manufacturing … Continue reading Ansell completes sexual wellness business sale →

Ansell’s full-year profit fell 15.1 per cent, with the company apparently mulling the sale of its sexual wellness division to focus on safety gear.

Protective clothing and condom maker Ansell has posted a 21 per cent fall in first half profit as a result of weakening economic conditions.

Surgical glove and condom maker Ansell’s AGM heard that, despite slower than predicted sales, the company’s growth would still be in double digits for 2012-13.

Ansell, the global leader in protection solutions, has acquired Cosmasec SAS and its subsidiaries.