About Us

Boron Rubbers India was founded in 2001 for the purpose of development/sales of Radiation Shielding Materials like Borated Rubber UHMWPE, Neutron Gamma, etc. The company also deals in Rubber Matting, Natural & Synthetic Rubber, Magnetic Fluid, Rubber Sheet, etc. The idea to establish this company was mooted during the work carried out under a Research and Development Project sponsored by the Bombay Centre of Inter-University Consortium for Department of Atomic Energy Facilities (IUC-DAEF) R-5 Shed, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Bombay. A Beam Line on the nuclear reactor Dhruv is dedicated for R&D Projects to be carried out under IUC-DAEF Projects. Several projects to develop instruments and necessary components are assigned to different well known research groups of the country. One such project was to develop neutron shielding material for the neutron beam guide and other instruments.

The project was assigned to Prof. R.V.O. Mehta, Prof. R.V. Upadhyay and Dr. G.M. Sutaria of the Department of Physics, Bhavnagar University. Fortunately, at Bhavnagar itself, a potential rubber industrialist Mr. Deepak Doshi with full of innovative ideas and enthusiasm was ready to venture in new fields. As a joint effort of the above group- Boronated Rubber was developed which met all the requirement of good shielding material. Subsequently another project was also sponsored by IUC-DAEF to test the technique for mass production and a large number of boronated rubber sheets having 1m X 1m size at 3 mm thickness were produced and all were found to have uniform absorption co-efficient for neutrons.

This success has prompted us to establish a new company which can meet the requirements of national and international demand for nuclear radiation shielding. Such shields, characterized by their absorption co-efficient, size, thickness, shape, elasticity, self life, etc. will be useful and essential for any nuclear instruments. Assembly or for a person exposed to nuclear radiation, gloves and approves of this rubber will be useful for handling nuclear chemicals as well as for nuclear plant operations.

The strong research and development base, which is unusual in such a small company, enables a fast response in the development of new shielding materials and products required to meet the ever changing technological demands.

Boron Rubbers India can offer a wide range of rubber composites with boron particles as one of a variety of other such shielding materials (e.g. lead). The size, hardness and absorption coefficient for radiation and other properties can be tailored to meet the customer's requirement.

Our company can meet the requirements of national and international demand for nuclear radiation shielding. Such shields, characterized by their absorption co-efficient, size, thickness, shape, elasticity, self life, etc. will be useful and essential for any nuclear instruments.
 
Test Equipment and Facilities

Boronated rubber and other are shielding rubber & polyethylene composites (e.g. lead - rubber & plastics composites) are produced in the company's well equipped plant and laboratories augmented by access to the University's research facilities.