FDA-Compliant Molecular Marking Positions SMX to Dominate the $824B Global Recycling Market (NASDAQ: SMX)

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / The plastics market is enormous - an $824 billion global economy in constant motion, producing everything from packaging to automotive parts. But within that mountain of material lies a $50 billion recycling segment that holds the key to a more sustainable future. The challenge of using that key has always centered around trust. Can recycled content truly meet the same standards as virgin plastic? And can it scale into regulated categories like food packaging, where safety and compliance leave no room for error?

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is answering those questions with a resounding "yes," thanks to its molecular marker breakthrough that can revolutionize the way the world values plastic waste. Both physically and financially. In collaboration with Tradepro, SMX's molecular marker technology was successfully integrated into rPET resin in line with FDA regulations for Food Contact Substances (21 CFR). In plain terms: the same recycled resin that brands already depend on can now carry an embedded digital identity, providing proof of origin and authenticity - even in food-grade packaging.

That single outcome may be the inflection point the industry has been waiting for. For decades, recycling has been treated as a second-tier material stream: good for headlines, but rarely good enough for the highest-value applications. By demonstrating that molecular markers can operate within FDA-regulated frameworks, SMX has paved the way for recycled plastics to transition from discount bins into premium markets. Food-grade packaging is one of the largest and most demanding categories in the plastics economy, and it now has a path toward verified circularity.

The Impact Can Be Transformative

The implications extend far beyond a single category. SMX's molecular markers don't just identify recycled content; they create a "digital passport" that can survive multiple loops of collection, processing, and re-manufacturing. And it's proving precisely that.

In the ASEAN region, SMX has already secured deals to integrate markers at the extrusion stage, embedding trust into the supply chain from the start. In Europe, proof-of-concept trials with REDWAVE have shown that even challenging materials like flame-retardant and carbon-black plastics can be sorted and verified. And in the U.S., the Tradepro collaboration shows that even the strictest regulatory environments can accommodate this technology.