I. R. Tubes Pvt. Ltd. [ I. R. Tubes ] started in 1981 as a manufacturing unit for rubber extruded and Rubber moulded goods at Sanaswadi , near Pune. In 1991, when the Government of India liberalised the economy, I. R. Tubes. decided to diversify and set up a trading division. Even in trading, the company decided to stick to its core competency: rubber compounding & rubber processing. They decided only to import stock and sell chemicals for the rubber industry and source them from high-quality manufacturers.