SMX Secures the Value and Integrity of Rare Earth and Precious Metals in a Rapidly Evolving Global Market
SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) offers molecular marking technology that embeds a permanent, invisible identity into rare earth elements and precious metals to verify origin, composition, and chain of custody.
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SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) offers molecular marking technology that embeds a permanent, invisible identity into rare earth elements and precious metals to verify origin, composition, and chain of custody.
This enables real-time traceability from extraction through recycling, aiming to reduce fraud, support compliance, and improve circularity across supply chains.
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News Market Reaction – SMX
On Mar 23, the first trading day after this news, SMX closed 18.31% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Mar 23 session.
Key Figures
- Registered resale shares
- 30,411,426 Ordinary Shares
- Resale registration under F-1/A and related 424B3
- SEPA equity line
- $250,000,000
- Standby Equity Purchase Agreement commitment amount
- SEPA drawn amount
- $11,300,720
- Drawn under SEPA per F-1/A
- Shares issued under SEPA
- 179,682 Ordinary Shares
- Issued to SEPA investor (post-reverse split)
- Additional resale shares
- 13,025,574 ordinary shares
- Resale covered by Feb 9, 2026 424B3
- Convertible notes face
- $20,625,000
- Face amount fully converted into equity
- Shares from note conversion
- 1,230,698 ordinary shares
- Issued upon full note conversion
- Equity line prior commitment
- $100,000,000
- Original equity line before increase to $250,000,000
Historical Context
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Highlighted cost-saving molecular markers for plastics and recycled inputs.
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Framed tech as solution to rising consumer costs and material reuse.
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Promoted persistent IDs for materials to track and optimize reuse.
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Launched platform for rare earth and critical mineral provenance.
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Rolled out embedded markers for crude, fuels, and petrochemicals.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
rare earth elements technical
precious metals technical
molecular marking technology technical
chain of custody technical
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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is advancing the way rare earth elements and precious metals are authenticated, tracked, and managed - bringing a new level of transparency and control to some of the most strategically important materials in the global economy.
From rare earth elements powering electric vehicles, semiconductors, and defense systems, to precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and palladium underpinning financial markets and industrial production, these materials sit at the core of modern life. Yet the systems used to verify their origin, movement, and authenticity have not kept pace with their growing importance.
As demand accelerates and supply chains stretch across multiple jurisdictions, the risks are rising - misrepresentation, illicit sourcing, substitution, and loss of provenance all threaten the integrity and value of these materials.
SMX delivers a new solution.
Through its advanced molecular marking technology, SMX enables rare earth elements and precious metals to carry a permanent, invisible, and tamper-resistant identity from the point of extraction through refining, manufacturing, and end use. This identity is linked to a secure digital record, allowing stakeholders to verify origin, composition, and chain of custody in real time.
This transforms how these materials are managed and traded.
Mining companies can validate the source of extracted materials, protecting the value of their output and differentiating responsibly produced resources in a competitive global market. Refiners and processors gain assurance that the materials entering their facilities are authentic and compliant. Manufacturers can confirm the integrity of the inputs used in high-performance applications, from electronics to aerospace systems.
For governments and regulators, SMX provides a powerful tool to strengthen oversight. Materials can be traced across borders with verifiable data, supporting compliance with sanctions, export controls, and responsible sourcing mandates.
In financial markets, where precious metals function as both industrial inputs and stores of value, verification becomes even more critical.
Gold and other precious metals are traded globally, often multiple times across their lifecycle. By embedding traceability directly into the material, SMX enables each unit to carry a verifiable history - enhancing trust in trading, reducing fraud, and supporting the development of more transparent and efficient markets.
At the same time, SMX's technology supports the growing importance of circularity.
As industries look to recover and reuse rare earth elements and precious metals from end-of-life products, the ability to identify, authenticate, and quantify those materials becomes essential. SMX enables recovered materials to retain their identity and value, facilitating more efficient recycling and reintegration into supply chains.
This is particularly significant in a world where sourcing new materials is becoming more complex, expensive, and geopolitically sensitive.
By making materials visible and verifiable at every stage, SMX is not only protecting supply chains - it is enhancing the underlying value of the materials themselves.
In the emerging global economy, where transparency, accountability, and resource efficiency are increasingly tied to economic performance, rare earth elements and precious metals are no longer just commodities.
They are strategic assets - and their value depends on trust.
SMX is building the infrastructure to ensure that trust is embedded at the material level, enabling industries, governments, and markets to operate with greater confidence, security, and efficiency.
As demand for these critical materials continues to rise, SMX is positioning itself at the center of a new era - where every gram of material carries not just physical value, but verified truth.
Contact:
Jeremy Murphy
jeremy@360bespoke.com
SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited
View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
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