SMX Turns Recycled Plastic into A Cost Advantage Through Digital Verification Framework

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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) has created a new economic framework for plastics by combining molecular marking with blockchain infrastructure-positioning recycled plastic as a cost advantage in a market increasingly shaped by energy volatility. As oil and gas prices continue to drive uncertainty in the cost of virgin plastic, SMX enables companies to shift toward verified, traceable recycled materials with a more stable and efficient cost profile.Plastic remains fundamentally tied to energy markets. When oil and gas prices move, the cost of producing virgin plastic follows-impacting packaging, apparel, and a wide range of consumer goods. In today's geopolitical environment, that linkage is becoming more pronounced, introducing sustained volatility into material costs across global supply chains.SMX introduces a different system.By embedding a permanent, invisible molecular marker into plastic, SMX links each material to a secure digital record that captures origin, composition, and lifecycle data. This information travels with the material itself, allowing it to be verified instantly-without reliance on paperwork, third-party claims, or fragmented tracking systems.This transforms plastic into a verifiable data asset.Once recorded within SMX's blockchain-enabled infrastructure, each unit of recycled plastic becomes part of a structured digital system, where lifecycle events-production, recovery, and reuse-are captured and authenticated. This forms the basis of the Plastic Cycle Token, a digital representation of real-world recycling activity grounded in measured, verifiable material flows.This shift directly addresses one of the biggest inefficiencies in the plastics market.Historically, recycled plastic has carried a premium due to inconsistent quality, contamination risk, and costly verification processes. By embedding proof into the material and digitizing its lifecycle, SMX removes key sources of friction-enabling faster procurement, clearer attribution, and more consistent material performance.The result is a more efficient cost structure:Verification becomes immediate and system-basedMaterial quality is attributable and auditableSupply chain uncertainty is significantly reducedAs these inefficiencies are eliminated, recycled plastic moves closer to cost alignm...

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