The team was delighted to show Mark Dreyfus around the Varden factory today, looking at the paper moulding and sustainable coatings technologies on site. Varden is in the heart of Braeside, which is part of the Isaacs electorate. The smart and green manufacturing that Varden showcased is something that the federal government supports and encourages.
Varden is proud to be at the forefront of the new ARC Training Centre for Sustainable Materials and Responsible Technologies for Packaging (SMaRT-Pack). SMaRT-Pack is a national collaboration aimed at developing a revolutionary new generation of recycling regulations and standards for Australia, to set the global benchmark for truly sustainable, science-backed packaging systems. Varden is […]
We’re proud to share that Varden’s Chief Research Officer, Rico Tabor, presented breakthrough sustainable chemistry at the 14th International Colloids Conference hosted by Elsevier in San Sebastian, Spain. The event brought together leading scientists and innovators working at the intersection of colloid and interface science, materials engineering and sustainability. Rico presented on the topic: “What […]
We’re proud to share that Varden is now officially FSSC 22000 certified, a major milestone that reflects our commitment to manufacturing high-quality food-safe packaging for FMCG. FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification) is one of the most rigorous and globally recognised food safety standards, built on ISO 22000, ISO/TS 22002-4, and additional FSSC-specific requirements. It […]
We’re proud to share that our Co-CEO and GM of Innovation, Stuart Gordon, spoke at the prestigious Biomass to Biobased Chemicals and Materials Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Newry, Maine. This international event brings together leading minds in sustainable chemical manufacturing to explore new materials derived from biomass, a critical step in reducing reliance on […]
A first-time exhibitor at LUXE PACK Monaco 2023, Australian company Varden’s Paperseal brand is moving beyond food to focus on the cosmetics market with its thermoformed refills made from agricultural by-products. Paperseal (Varden), historically specialized in food packaging, is now targeting the cosmetics market. “Our development is environmentally motivated; it’s about identifying sectors where there […]
For the second year Varden will be attending Luxepack, but this year with a stand and a product launch. We are launching our personal care solid refill, designed to replace the plastic refill bowls that a number of high end cosmetics brands are moving towards. The Varden pack offers the same shelf life and performance […]
Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ released Breaking the Plastic Wave, one of the most comprehensive and analytically robust studies ever produced on ocean plastics. As a thought partner of the report, the Foundation along with the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and Common Seas, has contributed its expertise on the circular economy and the plastics value chain. Read […]
Since its invention and widespread introduction into the economy some 70 years ago, plastic has become a valuable part of business and daily life. So much so, in fact, that we have created more than 8.3 billion metric tons of it around the world. If we were able to take all of that plastic and turn […]
Cut into a hillside in northern Malaysia, amid oil palms and rubber trees, stands a large, open-air warehouse. This is the BioGreen Frontier recycling factory, which opened last November in the village of Bukit Selambau. On a searing-hot afternoon in January, Shahid Ali was working his very first week on the job. With his feet square […]