Sarva Foam Planning to Build Polyurethane Recycling Facility
Sarva Foam is considering the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Scotland to transform discarded polyurethane foam into carpet underlay and flooring products. The initial investment is expected to be around £6 million.
The Indian manufacturer is currently in discussions with Scottish Enterprise regarding the proposal, which was initiated by a meeting between its representatives and First Minister John Swinney in Mumbai.
If the initial phase is successfully executed and additional commercial and funding arrangements are finalised, the investment could rise to £12 million over a three-year period.
The company has not disclosed a final site, construction programme, or production capacity, and the figures in question are conditional projections rather than employment commitments associated with an operational factory.
Sarva Foam plans to allocate the investment to the promotion of a circular production model, which involves the redirection of suitable recovered foam toward new products rather than disposal.
The operation's environmental performance will be contingent upon the energy consumption, transport requirements, materials processed, and the useful life of the finished products.
Waste diversion or emissions reduction in Scotland has not yet been quantified as a result of the proposed factory. All of those outcomes can be evaluated only after the operation's feedstock, processing arrangements, and output have been established.
Kunal Giani, chairman and managing director of Sarva Foam, said: “We are planning to establish a foam-recycling manufacturing operation in Scotland, with an initial investment of approximately £6 million.” He linked the proposal to the production of carpet underlay and flooring materials from discarded foam.
The proposed manufacturing capacity would be established during the initial phase, provided that the investment materialises. Any increase from £6 million to the potential £12 million total is contingent upon the success of that phase and the agreement of the broader commercial and funding package.
Source: The Scottish Government
