SMX Lands Partnership with Singapore's A*STAR to Make Proof a Tradeable Currency (NASDAQ: SMX)
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has partnered with Singapore's A*STAR to develop the world's first national plastics passport system. The innovative solution uses SMX's molecular markers to embed unique, tamper-resistant codes directly into materials during manufacturing, creating digital passports that track materials through their lifecycle.
The partnership introduces the Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), enabling verified recycled content to be monetized and traded like commodities. Singapore's nationwide implementation transforms recycling proof from a compliance requirement into a tradeable currency, potentially setting a global standard for material verification and sustainable trade.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) ha avviato una partnership con il A*STAR di Singapore per sviluppare il primo sistema nazionale al mondo di passaporto per le materie plastiche. La soluzione innovativa utilizza i marker molecolari di SMX per incorporare codici unici e contraffazione-resistanti direttamente nei materiali durante la produzione, creando passaporti digitali che tracciano i materiali lungo tutto il loro ciclo di vita.
La collaborazione introduce il Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), che permette di monetizzare e scambiare il contenuto riciclato verificato come se fosse una commodity. L'implementazione su scala nazionale a Singapore trasforma la prova di riciclo da un obbligo di conformità in una valuta negoziabile, con il potenziale di diventare uno standard globale per la verifica dei materiali e il commercio sostenibile.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) se ha asociado con el A*STAR de Singapur para desarrollar el primer sistema nacional de pasaporte de plásticos del mundo. La solución innovadora utiliza los marcadores moleculares de SMX para integrar códigos únicos y resistentes a la manipulación directamente en los materiales durante la fabricación, creando pasaportes digitales que rastrean los materiales a lo largo de su ciclo de vida.
La alianza presenta el Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), que permite monetizar y comerciar el contenido reciclado verificado como si fuera una materia prima. La implementación a nivel nacional en Singapur transforma la prueba de reciclaje de un requisito de cumplimiento en una moneda negociable, con el potencial de establecer un estándar global para la verificación de materiales y el comercio sostenible.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)는 싱가포르의 A*STAR와 협력해 세계 최초의 국가 단위 플라스틱 패스포트 시스템을 개발합니다. 이 혁신적 솔루션은 SMX의 분자 마커를 사용해 제조 과정에서 재료에 고유하고 변조 방지 코드 를 직접 삽입하여, 재료의 전수명주기(lifecycle)를 추적하는 디지털 패스포트를 생성합니다.
이 파트너십은 검증된 재활용 함량을 상품처럼 거래하고 수익화할 수 있는 Plastic Cycle Token (PCT)을 도입합니다. 싱가포르의 전국적 도입은 재활용 증명을 단순한 규정 준수 의무에서 거래 가능한 통화로 전환시켜, 재료 검증과 지속 가능한 무역에 대한 글로벌 표준을 제시할 가능성이 있습니다.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) s'est associé à A*STAR de Singapour pour développer le premier système national au monde de passeport pour les plastiques. La solution innovante utilise les marqueurs moléculaires de SMX pour intégrer des codes uniques et inviolables directement dans les matériaux lors de la fabrication, créant des passeports numériques qui suivent les matériaux tout au long de leur cycle de vie.
Le partenariat introduit le Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), permettant de monétiser et d'échanger le contenu recyclé vérifié comme une marchandise. La mise en œuvre à l'échelle nationale à Singapour transforme la preuve de recyclage d'une exigence de conformité en une monnaie négociable, pouvant établir une norme mondiale pour la vérification des matériaux et le commerce durable.
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) ist eine Partnerschaft mit Singapurs A*STAR eingegangen, um das weltweit erste nationale Kunststoff-Passportsystem zu entwickeln. Die innovative Lösung nutzt SMXs molekulare Marker, um während der Herstellung eindeutige, manipulationssichere Codes direkt in Materialien einzubetten und so digitale Pässe zu schaffen, die Materialien über ihren gesamten Lebenszyklus nachverfolgen.
Die Partnerschaft führt den Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) ein, der es ermöglicht, verifizierte Recyclinganteile wie Waren zu monetarisieren und zu handeln. Die landesweite Einführung in Singapur verwandelt den Nachweis von Recycling von einer Compliance-Anforderung in eine handelbare Währung und könnte einen globalen Standard für Materialverifizierung und nachhaltigen Handel setzen.
- Partnership with Singapore's A*STAR establishes first national-scale implementation
- Technology enables monetization of recycled content through Plastic Cycle Token (PCT)
- Creates new revenue stream by transforming recycling from cost center to tradeable asset
- System reduces trade friction by providing verified sustainability credentials
- Implementation timeline and costs not disclosed
- Market adoption and acceptance of PCT tokens remains uncertain
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SMX's partnership with Singapore's A*STAR creates a national plastics passport system, transforming recycled materials into verifiable, tradable assets.
This partnership between SMX and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) represents a fundamental shift in how recycled plastics are verified and valued. The core innovation lies in SMX's molecular markers technology, which embeds tamper-resistant codes directly into plastic materials at manufacture. These markers create persistent digital passports that follow materials through their entire lifecycle.
What makes this announcement particularly significant is the national-scale implementation. Rather than a limited pilot program, Singapore is deploying this as nationwide infrastructure - creating the world's first national plastics passport system. This transforms sustainability verification from a fragmented, often unreliable process into a standardized, trustworthy framework.
The introduction of SMX's Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) is the critical mechanism that converts verified recycled content into a tradable commodity. This addresses one of recycling's fundamental economic challenges: the inability to reliably value and trade recycled materials as true assets. By establishing proof as currency, recycled plastics shift from cost centers to balance sheet assets.
From a supply chain perspective, this creates a new form of material liquidity across borders. In global markets increasingly defined by sustainability regulations and verification requirements, the ability to attach tamper-proof credentials to materials reduces trade friction significantly. The partnership effectively creates a trusted framework that could become the standard bearer for how recycled materials are authenticated and valued globally.
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.
It's a timely contribution. For decades, recycling has been driven more by ambition than by execution. Governments set aggressive targets, brands pledged billions, and NGOs pressed for accountability. Yet without a way to generate trusted evidence, results consistently fell short. Recycled content was often reported on estimates or self-declarations, leaving regulators skeptical and consumers doubtful. The absence of proof kept plastics locked in the category of liability- costly to manage and nearly impossible to value.
That is precisely where the plastics passport creates a break with the past. SMX's molecular markers embed a unique, tamper-resistant code directly into materials at the point of manufacture. This invisible code doesn't just link to a record- it creates a digital passport that persists through production, use, recycling, and even chemical transformation. Instead of chasing data after the fact, proof now moves with the material itself, turning sustainability claims into verifiable, auditable facts.
Singapore Takes The First Step Toward Valuing Waste
Singapore's decision to implement this model nationally shows how transformative the concept can be. This is not a pilot program or a corporate experiment. By adopting SMX's technology through A*STAR, the nation has made proof the default, not the exception. That policy choice elevates evidence into something more than compliance: it becomes a tradable form of value or, better said, a new type of currency for materials.
With it, new economic pathways open. That's facilitated through SMX's Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), which allows verified recycled content to be monetized, traded, and priced with the same integrity as other commodities. Companies no longer carry recycling as a sunk cost; they hold an asset. Regulators gain enforceable standards without adding red tape. And consumers, for the first time, can trust the sustainability claims printed on labels.
The currency of proof doesn't stop at company balance sheets. It extends across borders. In a global economy shaped by tariffs, border taxes, and ESG requirements, the ability to attach a verified passport to materials reduces friction in trade. It creates a common language that governments, industries, and markets can all recognize, making plastics not only recyclable but also reliably tradable.
This is why Singapore's leadership matters so much. By operationalizing proof at the national level, the country demonstrates that sustainability can be more than an obligation; it can be a competitive advantage. Proof strengthens its role as a global trade hub, attracts multinationals seeking trusted supply chains, and sets a model that other nations will likely follow.
Positive Global Implications
The implications stretch far beyond plastics. SMX's partnership with A*STAR proves that verifiable evidence can scale to national infrastructure, and in doing so, it redefines what markets value. Proof is no longer paperwork-it is currency. And just as financial currencies enable commerce, proof will enable the circular economy to function at scale.
SMX stands at the center of this shift. Together with A*STAR, it is demonstrating that plastics can be managed not as waste but as assets, backed by evidence as solid as any balance sheet entry. Proof has become the measure that regulators enforce, businesses trade by, and consumers trust. And with Singapore leading the way, the age of proof as currency has begun.
About SMX
As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.
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