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Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Australia's Ansell acquires Brazilian condom manufacturer

Ansell Ltd, the world's largest manufacturer of protective gloves and a leading condom maker has acquired Brazil's third largest condom company Fabrica de Artefatos de Latex Blowtex Ltda of Brazil (Blowtex).
Blowtex is a leading player in Brazil's retail condom market which is the fifth largest condom market in the world and around the size of the UK's.
The company has a manufacturing facility near Sao Paulo and currently holds 20 pct of the domestic retail condom market.
For more information click here and read the article in Forbes website