SMX Makes Ghost Plastics Visible and Trackable as Flame-Retardant and Carbon Black Plastics Passport Emerges (NASDAQ:SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / For too long, recycling has worn the label of obligation. Governments issued quotas, companies ticked boxes under duress, and consumers quietly questioned whether any of it mattered. The cycle usually ended in the same place - higher costs, flat recycling rates, and very little trust. SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX), together with BT-Systems' Competence Center REDWAVE, just rewrote that story. What was once compliance theater is now a commercial engine with real horsepower, one that stretches across food, automotive, and electronics markets.
Proof Positive: SMX and REDWAVE Validate Global Plastics Passport Framework for Flame-Retardant and Carbon-Black PlasticsNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Every great industry eventually faces the same showdown. Not over who builds the best technology or who moves the fastest, but over who writes the rules. VHS vs. Betamax. Windows vs. Mac. iOS vs. Android. History is peppered with examples where setting the standard meant owning the market. Few would have predicted that recycling - once dismissed as a regulatory afterthought and a cost of doing business - would be the next arena for such a battle.
SMX Validates Plastics Passport Technology for Carbon Black and Flame Retardant Recycling (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Every industry has its white whale, the problem that defies solution year after year. For the recycling world, that problem has always been carbon black plastics. Their dark pigmentation absorbs the infrared and laser signals used by sorting systems, making them virtually invisible on conveyor belts. Billions of tons of this material flow into landfills and incinerators every year because no one could figure out how to separate and certify them at scale. Until now.
SMX and BT-Systems - Competence Center REDWAVE Demonstrate to NAFRA Breakthrough Toward Industry Standard for Certified Recycling with Digital Passport in Food-Grade, Flame-Retardant and Carbon Black PlasticsNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a global pioneer in digitizing physical objects for a circular economy, today announced the successful completion of two proof-of-concept trials, conducted over two consecutive days, with its service provider BT-Systems - Competence Center REDWAVE, demonstrating advanced sorting solutions for NAFRA (National Flame Retardant Association).
SMX and REDWAVE Prove Recycling's Greatest Transformation Is Here (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Every once in a while, an industry has its thunderbolt moment. Recycling just had its. SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX), working with BT-Systems' Competence Center REDWAVE, has proven that the world's most stubborn plastics can finally be tamed. And not just tamed, but certified, traded, and turned into assets at industrial speed.
SMX and RedWave Complete Proof-of-Concept Trials, Successfully Demonstrating to NAFRA & A*Star Certified Recycling with Digital Passport in Food-Grade, Flame-Retardant and Carbon Black PlasticsNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (
NASDAQ:SMX)(
NASDAQ:SMXWW), a global pioneer in digitizing physical objects for a circular economy, today announced the successful completion of two proof-of-concept trials, conducted over two consecutive days, with its service provider RedWave, demonstrating advanced sorting solutions for NAFRA (North American Flame Retardant Alliance) and A*Star (Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research).
SMX and REDWAVE Intend to Replace Recycling's Missing Link: Trust (NASDAQ:SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 16, 2025 / SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) just signed a Letter of Intent with BT-Systems' Competence Center REDWAVE, and the message is as sharp as it gets: conveyor belts are about to stop moving waste and start minting value.
SMX and REDWAVE to Turn Plastic Waste Into a "Plastics Passport", Creating a New Global Asset Class (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2025 / Recycling has always been treated as a cost. Cities pay for it, companies tolerate it, and consumers are told to feel good about it. But what happens when that cost center turns into a profit center? That is exactly the pivot SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) is engineering with its latest partnership. On September 15, SMX announced a Letter of Intent with BT-Systems' Competence Center REDWAVE, and the implications go far beyond efficiency. Together, they are building the infrastructure for a new global marketplace where plastic waste is not just managed but traded, certified, and monetized.
SMX and REDWAVE to Make Europe the Rule-Maker in Global Recycling SovereigntyNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2025 / Recycling has long been treated as a housekeeping chore, tucked under the banner of corporate social responsibility or municipal compliance. But in 2025, that narrative is outdated. Recycling has become a question of sovereignty. Nations are realizing that whoever controls verified recycling systems controls more than waste streams. They control trade flows, tariff enforcement, and access to critical supply chains. That is the high ground SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) just stepped onto with its new partnership.
SMX and REDWAVE Sign LOI To Commercialize Breakthrough Plastics PassportNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2025 / The future of recycling isn't going to be decided in government chambers or on the steps of climate summits, but right on the conveyor belt where waste either becomes landfill or finds new life. That's exactly where SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) has planted its latest flag. On September 15, 2025, SMX announced a Letter of Intent with BT-Systems' Competence Center REDWAVE, and this isn't just another handshake.
SMX and REDWAVE To Turn Conveyor Belts Into Value Belts for Plastics Passport (NASDAQ:SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2025 / History books tell us about the first industrial revolution with steam, the second with electricity, and the third with automation. But let's be honest, recycling never made it into those chapters. For decades, it has been a side hustle for municipalities and compliance officers, more of a charity project than an industry. That changes now. SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) is stepping onto the factory floor with a partner that knows what it means to operate at scale, and together they are turning conveyor belts into value belts.
SMX and BT-Systems - Competence Center REDWAVE Sign LOI to Enable Circularity and Traceability with Integrated Sorting SolutionsNEW YORK, NY AND GLEISDORF, AUSTRIA / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2025 / SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (
NASDAQ:SMX)(
NASDAQ:SMXWW), a global pioneer in sub-molecular marking and digital traceability, today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with BT-SYSTEMS GmbH, through its Competence Center REDWAVE, to jointly develop next-generation sorting and certification solutions for the recycling industry.
SMX's Plastic Cycle Token Redefines Material Efficiency By Turning Trash to CashNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / What if there was a way to turn plastic waste into billions of dollars... and then reuse that same product waste to make billions more? While countries form committees and regulators argue over new schemes, SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) is already running that playbook. The Plastic Cycle Token, or PCT, is not a theory or a white paper. It is a working solution that transforms every verified kilogram of recycled plastic into a secured digital asset. The world keeps debating. SMX keeps proving.
SMX and A*STAR's National Plastics Passport Unlock the Proof Premium for Global BrandsNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 12, 2025 / In every major industry, compliance has historically been treated as a cost center. Companies hire consultants, assemble reporting teams, and invest in monitoring systems not because they want to, but because regulators require it. Compliance was always about meeting the minimum threshold to avoid penalties, not about creating value. That mentality is starting to shift.
SMX Unveils World's First National Plastics Passport; A Blueprint for ASEAN Sustainability Standards (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / From the start, recycling was pitched as the low-cost, high-impact fix for the planet's plastic problem. And everyone played along. Governments rolled out bold targets, corporations committed vast sums, and watchdog groups pushed hard for results. Yet the outcome tells another story. Recycling rates remain flat, plastic waste continues to pile up, and confidence in the process has steadily eroded.
SMX and Singapore's A*STAR Create World's First National Plastics Passport, Solving Recycling's Fatal Flaw (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Recycling was supposed to be the easy win for sustainability. Policymakers set bold targets, global brands pledged billions, and NGOs pressed for accountability. Yet despite all that ambition, the results speak for themselves. Recycling rates remain stuck, plastics continue to pile up, and skepticism runs deep across the supply chain.
SMX Creates the Immutable Proof System Where Verification Pays Cash Dividends (NASDAQ:SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 10, 2025 / The history of economic growth is often told through waves of efficiency. The steam engine extracted more work from coal, electrification powered entire industries, and the microchip condensed computation into silicon. Each of these shifts delivered not just incremental improvement but an economy-wide dividend, where productivity gains fueled investment, competitiveness, and prosperity. Today, a new kind of efficiency is emerging, one rooted not in how fast we can consume but in how effectively we can reuse. It is the age of material efficiency, and SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) is uniquely positioned and able to deliver it.
SMX Lands Partnership with Singapore's A*STAR to Make Proof a Tradeable Currency (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2025 / Proof has always been the foundation of markets. Money moves on trust, contracts rely on evidence, and supply chains run on verified records. What plastics have lacked is that same currency of proof. That changes now. Through SMX's (
NASDAQ:SMX) partnership with Singapore's A*STAR, the world's first national plastics passport is being built.
SMX's Embedded Technology Builds Consumer Trust Through Proof at the CheckoutNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2025 / Trust is the currency that drives consumer markets. A brand may spend millions on advertising, packaging, and influencer campaigns, but ultimately, it's proof that keeps customers coming back. Proof that a product is authentic. Proof that it is safe. Proof that it was made responsibly, and in today's world, proof that it is truly recycled. This is where SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) steps in with a technology that turns the abstract promise of sustainability into something concrete and verifiable.
SMX and Singapore's A*STAR Are Setting the Global Blueprint for Plastics Recycling (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2025 / Plastics have long been cast as an environmental problem, but the conversation is shifting. And that shift couldn't be more timely, happening at a time when the world's supply chains are being defined by supply chain fragility, resource competition, and geopolitical rivalry. Yet that's only part of the story. An even sharper message is breaking through: plastics are now as much about sovereignty as they are about sustainability.
SMX and Singapore's ASTAR Drive the Common Language Needed for a Global Plastics Passport (NASDAQ: SMX)NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 5, 2025 / For decades, recycling systems have been trapped by the same barrier: national borders. Every country has its own framework, its own set of rules, and its own definition of success. A plastic bottle recycled in Germany is not the same as one recycled in the United States. A food wrapper collected in Singapore is not counted the same way as one in France. The result has been a fragmented patchwork that slows progress, confuses companies, and prevents true global accountability.
SMX's "Plastics Passport" Redefines Market Trust by Making "Proof" a New CurrencyNEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 5, 2025 / In today's markets, proof has become the most valuable currency. Money only moves when trust is secure, brands rise or fall on credibility, and regulators no longer take promises at face value. We've entered an economy where evidence is not optional- it's the entry ticket. And the companies capable of minting this verifiable proof hold the keys to unlocking entirely new markets. This is precisely where SMX (
NASDAQ:SMX) has planted its flag.
