Ansell Limited designs, sources, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells hand and body protection solutions in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. It operates through two segments: Healthcare and Industrial. The Healthcare segment manufactures and markets solutions, including surgical gloves, single-use and examination gloves, and clean and sterile gloves and garments, as well as consumables for hospitals, surgical centers, dental surgeries, veterinary clinics, first responders, manufacturers, auto repair shops, chemical plants, laboratories, and life sciences and pharmaceutical companies. The Industrial segment manufactures and markets hand and chemical protective clothing solutions for various industrial applications, including automotive, chemical, metal fabrication, machinery and equipment, food, construction, mining, oil and gas, utilities, logistics, and first responders. It sells provides its products under ActivArmr, AlphaTec, BioClean, EDGE, ENCORE, GAMMEX, HyFlex, Kimtech, KleenGuard, MICROFLEX, MICRO-TOUCH, RINGERS, SANDEL, TouchNTuff, and VIKING brands. The company was formerly known as Pacific Dunlop Limited and changed its name to Ansell Limited in 2002. Ansell Limited was founded in 1893 and is based in Richmond, Australia.
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