SMX Launches U.S. Partnership to Deploy FDA-Compliant Molecular Marking in rPET Plastics, Targets $50 billion Opportunity (NASDAQ: SMX)

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 3, 2025 / Plastic isn't just everywhere - it's everything. From the food we buy to the cars we drive, the global plastics economy is worth more than $800 billion. But its future hinges on one critical shift: moving waste from liability to asset. That shift depends on proof - the ability to verify recycled content with the same rigor as virgin plastic. Without it, recycling stalls, ESG pledges collapse into greenwashing, and entire supply chains lose value.

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is tackling that credibility gap head-on. In its first major U.S. initiative, the company has stepped into the market with a well-regarded Miami plastics distributor to integrate its molecular marker technology into rPET resin in line with FDA regulations for Food Contact Substances (21 CFR). In practice, this means recycled material can carry a permanent, invisible marker that confirms its origin, composition, and compliance - even in food-grade packaging, one of the strictest categories in the industry.

This happens at an opportune time. For decades, recycled plastic has been treated as a second-class material, rarely finding its way into applications that require rigorous oversight. By showing that molecular markers can operate within FDA-regulated frameworks, SMX has opened the door for recycled plastics to move beyond discount markets and into premium categories. That's not a symbolic shift. It's a revaluation of plastic waste itself.

A Global Strategy in Motion

This U.S. milestone builds on a broader rollout. In Southeast Asia, SMX has partnered with packaging companies to embed markers at the extrusion stage, building proof into products from the start. In Europe, trials with REDWAVE have proven that even hard-to-recycle materials, such as flame-retardant and carbon-black plastics, can be identified and verified. Together with its U.S. entry, these initiatives form a blueprint for a global proof layer - one where recycled plastics, regardless of geography or application, carry the same credibility as virgin materials.

For global stakeholders, regulators, and manufacturers alike, the timing couldn't be sharper. Demand for recycled plastics is rising as governments enforce quotas and global brands set ambitious sustainability targets. Yet recycling rates remain low, in part because the market has lacked a universal way to verify and monetize recycled content at scale. SMX closes that gap.