- CEO
- Nathalie Ahlstrom
- Full Time Employees
- 15,000
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Instruments & Supplies
- Address
- 678 Victoria Street Richmond VIC Australia 3121
- IPO Date
- Feb 27, 2013
- Business
- Ansell Limited Ansell Limited manufactures and distributes personal protective equipment including gloves, protective clothing, and related safety solutions for healthcare, industrial, laboratory, and cleanroom applications; its core brands encompass GAMMEX surgical gloves, HyFlex industrial gloves, AlphaTec chemical protection, BioClean cleanroom gloves, MICROFLEX examination gloves, AnsellGUARDIAN consulting services, Kimtech scientific PPE, and KleenGuard industrial safety apparel, complemented by sustainability programs such as RightCycle for PPE waste disposal and APEX for cleanroom management. The company operates in over 100 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, serving sectors including agriculture, automotive, chemical, energy, food processing, life sciences, mining, and logistics. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, Ansell traces its origins to 1893 rubber manufacturing activities and has grown through strategic expansions, including a headquarters relocation to the United States in 1998 and multiple acquisitions from 2007 to 2014 that broadened its glove and body protection portfolio. In recent developments, Ansell completed the acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's Personal Protective Equipment business in July 2024, integrating Kimtech, KleenGuard, RightCycle, and APEX to enhance its scientific and industrial offerings and expand geographic reach; it launched the HyFlex Precision Comfort Series with AEROFIT Technology in 2025 for improved worker productivity, advanced its Supplier Management Framework to cover more Malaysian ceramic suppliers following a 2025 review, and earned the 2025 Global Sustainable Hospital Supplies Company of the Year award from Frost & Sullivan while maintaining ESG top ratings from Morningstar Sustainalytics.