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SMX and A*STAR Unite Industry Coalition to Build Nation-Scale Plastic Circularity Platform
Flagship programme will demonstrate molecular-level traceability from waste collection to high-value recycled resin, advancing Singapore's Zero Waste
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[{"type":"text","content":"Flagship programme will demonstrate molecular-level traceability from waste collection to high-value recycled resin, advancing Singapore's Zero Waste Masterplan and reinforcing regional circular-economy leadership. NEW YORK, NY AND SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Security Matters PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW), the pioneer of \"physical-to-digital\" supply-chain solutions, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore's lead public sector research and development (R&D) agency, today announced a strategic collaboration to pilot a national plastic circularity platform in partnership with leading brands, producers, manufacturers, waste collectors, recyclers and retailers.This partnership combines SMX's chemical molecular marking technology, patented reader, and secure digital traceability system with A*STAR's cutting-edge digital, advanced chemical spectroscopic detection and profiling research capabilities, creating an intelligent system to permanently mark, track and analyse plastics through their entire lifecycle-from manufacturing to recycling. By enabling every plastic item to carry a tamper-proof digital record of its origin, composition, and reuse cycles, the initiative aims to greatly enhance transparency and efficiency in recycling-supporting Singapore's vision of a sustainable, circular economy.This multi-year partnership will integrate SMX's invisible molecular markers and readers with AI, advanced chemical spectroscopic detection, and material-profiling research from A*STAR, creating an auditable digital twin and verification system for post-consumer plastic flows across Singapore's collection, sorting, and recycling ecosystem.Collaboration HighlightsPhase 1 will launch the first nationwide \"digital passport\" for plastics, dynamically tagging and tracing more than 5,000 tonnes of post-consumer flexible and rigid waste in real time. Semi-industrial integration starts in Q1 2026, and a full-scale commercial showcase is slated for Q2 2027-deliberately timed to provide industry with a turnkey compliance pathway ahead of impending extended producer responsibility mandates, with an end-stage capacity to tag and trace more than 5,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastics annually.The full-scale commercial tagging and tracing stage is envisioned to be powered by a coalition of...
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