Durex
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{{Infobox Company
| name = Durex
| logo = [[Image:Durex logo.png|180px]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = [[London]], 1915
| founder = LA Jackson
| location_city = [[London]]
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
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| num_employees = 5000
| parent = [[SSL International]]
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| homepage = [http://www.durex.com/ Durex.com]
| intl = yes
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[[Image:Condom box durex.jpg|thumb|right|A box of Durex Fetherlite condoms]]
'''Durex''' is the trademarked name for a range of [[condom]]s made by [[United Kingdom|UK]]-based multinational [[SSL International]].
The name, which the London Rubber Company trademarked in [[1929]], is a [[portmanteau]] of "'''Du'''rability, '''R'''eliability, and '''Ex'''cellence", though some people mistake it as being "'''Dur'''able Lat'''ex'''". <ref>[http://www.condomman.com/articles/condom-brands/durex-the-most-popular-condom-brand-in-the-world/ Durex, the Most Popular Condom Brand in the World]</ref>
Durex condoms represent around one quarter of the global market for prophylactic sheathes, manufacturing around one billion units per year in 17 factories worldwide. Durex condoms are the most popular brand of condoms in the UK. The Durex range includes nine varieties of [[latex]] condom, including the ''Sheik'' and ''Ramses'' brands popular for decades in North America,<ref>http://www.popline.org/docs/1022/090311.html</ref> and the ''Avanti'' condom, the first male condom made from [[polyurethane]]. [[Condom#Polyurethane|Polyurethane condoms]] don't suffer from the "latex rot," and are suited for users who have an [[allergy|allergic]] reaction to latex.
In August 2007, Durex announced that it expected to launch a new line of condoms that will help men get a firmer erection and increase penis size. The condoms will contain a gel in the tip that dilates arteries and increases blood flow to the penis.<ref>http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1251152007</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A414451 BBC H2G2's page on Durex condoms]
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