Red Bank - Brussels - Melbourne, January 30, 2009 - Earlier today, Ansell Limited launched a new global corporate website. With over a century of expertise, the global leader in healthcare barrier protective solutions is now rethinking its presence on the web. The new www.ansell.comwebsite is now officially online with fully updated company information and a brand new Investor Centre.

The site includes corporate information with online video presentation and news, an overview of the various Ansell businesses and its core brands, and a gateway to the Ansell shareholder information.

Visitors to the renewed Ansell global website will find a single, global communication platform, accommodating all existing regional, divisional and topical sites. For visitors interested in Ansell and its products, the new website offers a significantly better experience. Alongside a fresh new design and user friendly features including a stock ticker and the integration of Google maps, users will find information and content more relevant and accessible, and never more than a few mouse clicks away. Consulting the annual report interactively, easily accessing the new and separate investor relations information area, well -organized listing of core brands per division, are only a few examples of the possibilities the platform offers. While getting a more consistent and enhanced experience with the Ansell brand, users are offered more relevant and to-the-point information at the same time.

"A global market leader in barrier protective solutions, we value the importance of quality communication with all our stakeholders", says Doug Tough, CEO of Ansell limited. "The new Ansell website provides a modern view on Ansell businesses and value-added brands globally. We created a user-friendly and advanced interface and we will build on that towards the future. The new global platform provides a gateway to the complete Ansell value-added products and services offering. At the same time, we offer all our global stakeholders a new way to better connect with Ansell", he concludes.

Ansell Ltd is a global leader in healthcare barrier protective products and is over 114 years old. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Ansell employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the natural latex and synthetic polymer glove and condom markets. Ansell operates in three main business segments: Occupational Healthcare, supplying hand protection to the industrial market; Professional Healthcare, supplying surgical and examination gloves to healthcare professionals; and Consumer Healthcare, supplying sexual health products and consumer hand protection. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com