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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 31, 2026 / Plastic has always been treated as one of the world's most dependable materials: inexpensive, scalable, lightweight, and available in enormous volumes. It protects food, moves medicine, reduces shipping weight, supports health care, enables packaging, and keeps everyday products affordable.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 30, 2026 / Recycled plastic is no longer just a sustainability gesture. For years, it was treated as a responsible choice, a brand signal, or a way for companies to show progress toward environmental goals.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / Recycled plastic used to sit in the sustainability column. It was the responsible choice.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / American manufacturing is no longer just a question of where something is assembled. It is a question of what it is made from, where those materials came from, how they moved, whether they can be verified, and whether they can be used more efficiently.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / The future of American manufacturing will not be decided only by what gets built here. It will be decided by whether America can prove what those products are made from, where their materials came from, how they moved, how efficiently they were used, and whether they can be recovered, reused, and put back into the economy.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / The future of American manufacturing will not be measured only by how much the country can produce. It will be measured by how much it can prove.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2026 / American manufacturing is entering a new era where the label is no longer enough. "Made in America" still matters.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / Luxury has always sold more than product. It has sold origin.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / For years, recycled plastic was treated as a corporate virtue signal. A sustainability pledge.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / Plastic was once treated as the cheapest material in the world. That assumption is breaking.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / The world has spent decades treating plastic as cheap, endless, and disposable. That assumption is starting to collapse.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / The old plastics economy was built on one assumption: virgin plastic would always be cheap. That assumption is breaking.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) (the "Company"), today announced that the reverse stock split of the Company's ordinary shares will begin trading on an adjusted basis giving effect to the reverse stock split on June 1, 2026 under the existing ticker symbol "SMX". The new CUSIP number of the Company's ordinary shares will be G8267K216 and the new ISIN code will be IE000CNLGHH1.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) has recently been featured in Forbes, Miami Herald, TIME, Rolling Stone and other media as attention builds around a new materials reality: recycled plastic is no longer the backup plan. It is becoming the answer.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / The old recycling story was built on good intentions. That story is over.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 25, 2026 / Recycled plastic used to be treated like a gesture. A favor to the planet.

New York Times analysis shows war-driven gasoline and diesel costs are raising the price of everyday life - strengthening the case for certified recycled plastic as an economic solution NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / The war is no longer just raising the price of gas. It is raising the price of modern life.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2026 / The material once dismissed as too expensive, too messy, and too difficult to scale has become one of the most practical tools for keeping modern life affordable. Recycled plastic, long treated as the greener but costlier alternative to virgin plastic, is being redefined by war, oil volatility, supply-chain pressure, tariffs, regulation, and new verification technology.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2026 / The economics of plastic are entering a new phase. What was once assumed to be cheap, abundant, and endlessly available is now being tested by conflict, oil volatility, tariffs, resource pressure, and supply chain disruption.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / Last week, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) outlined what it called the "Age of Parity" - the moment when recycled plastics and virgin plastics begin converging in cost due to war, oil volatility, supply chain disruption, tariffs, and resource pressure. But parity may prove to be only the beginning.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) is entering the next phase of the plastic-pricing reset: moving the conversation from cost parity to cost control. On March 27, SMX outlined how rising energy prices, regulatory pressure and verification costs were reshaping the economics of virgin and recycled plastic.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / As geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflicts continue to unsettle global energy markets, the cost of everyday essentials-ranging from food and apparel to packaging and household goods-is climbing. SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is positioning its technology as a practical response to these inflationary pressures, enabling industries to rely on verified recycled plastics to stabilize-and potentially reduce-production costs.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) has launched its Digital Material Passport Platform, a new system designed to connect physical materials and products to secure digital records, creating verified identity, traceability, compliance, and authentication across global supply chains. The platform builds on SMX's molecular marking technology, which embeds invisible markers directly into materials and links them to a digital record that can travel with the material throughout its lifecycle.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / As global conflict and geopolitical instability continue to disrupt energy markets, the cost of everyday goods-from food and clothing to packaging and household essentials-is rising sharply. SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is positioning its technology as a direct solution to this inflationary pressure, enabling the use of verified recycled plastics to stabilize and potentially lower production costs across industries.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / As global supply chains face increasing pressure from raw material volatility, regulatory requirements, and pricing sensitivity, SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) today highlighted how its technology platform is designed to help manufacturers improve cost visibility, reduce inefficiencies, and support product quality and compliance. At the core of SMX's offering is its Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP), an infrastructure that embeds identity into materials and links them to secure, real-time digital records.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) (the "Company"), today announced that the reverse stock split of the Company's ordinary shares will begin trading on an adjusted basis giving effect to the reverse stock split on May 11, 2026 under the existing ticker symbol "SMX". The new CUSIP number of the Company's ordinary shares will be G8267K190 and the new ISIN code will be IE0008D7EWV5.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is redefining what "Made in America" can mean in a global economy where origin claims, supply chains, materials, and compliance standards are under more scrutiny than ever. For decades, "Made in America" has been treated largely as a label.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is bringing a new level of verification to gold, transforming one of the world's oldest stores of value into a material that can carry proof of its own origin, movement, and history. For centuries, gold has been trusted because of its permanence.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is redefining the role of trust in global commerce-moving it from a matter of belief to something that can be proven at the material level. Across industries, trust has traditionally been built on documentation: certificates, serial numbers, supplier declarations, and paper trails.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) is bringing a new level of verification to the global luxury market, where authenticity, provenance, and brand integrity are no longer marketing claims-they are business-critical requirements. Luxury has always traded on story.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is advancing a new affordability model for consumer goods by showing that rising material costs do not have to automatically translate into higher prices at the shelf. As households continue to feel pressure from the cost of groceries, clothing, packaging, household goods, and everyday essentials, manufacturers are facing their own pressure from volatile input costs.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX, SMXWW) is redefining what "Made in America" can mean in a global economy where origin claims, supply chains, materials, and compliance standards are under more scrutiny than ever. For decades, "Made in America" has been treated largely as a label.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a leader in material-embedded identity and digital traceability solutions, advances molecular marking technology for silver, creating a new standard for how one of the world's most trusted metals can be authenticated, traced, and protected across increasingly complex global supply chains. Silver sits at the center of multiple high-value markets, from jewelry and investment products to industrial manufacturing, electronics, solar energy, and clean technologies.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 14, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW), a leader in molecular marking and digital infrastructure, today launched its Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP), a new system designed to connect physical materials and products to secure digital records, enabling verified traceability, compliance, authentication, and digital asset enablement across global supply chains. The SMX platform creates a direct physical-to-digital identity for materials and goods, linking intrinsic material markers to secure digital records and traceability infrastructure.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / As global conflict and geopolitical instability continue to disrupt energy markets, the cost of everyday goods-from food and clothing to packaging and household essentials-is rising sharply. SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is positioning its technology as a direct solution to this inflationary pressure, enabling the use of verified recycled plastics to stabilize and potentially lower production costs across industries.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 6, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a leader in molecular marking and blockchain-backed digital infrastructure, today launched its Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP), a new digital layer for the global materials economy designed to connect physical materials and products to secure digital records, enabling verified identity, traceability, compliance, authentication, lifecycle intelligence, and real-world asset digitization across global supply chains. Supporting background on SMX's physical-to-digital identity model, secure digital records and digital infrastructure appears in Reuters and Forbes.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 6, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a leader in molecular marking and blockchain-backed digital infrastructure, today launched its Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP), a new system designed to connect any physical materials and products to secure digital records, enabling verified traceability, compliance, authentication, and tokenisation across global supply chains. The SMX platform creates a direct physical-to-digital identity for materials and goods, linking intrinsic material markers to secure digital records and blockchain-backed traceability infrastructure.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 6, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a leader in molecular marking and blockchain-backed digital infrastructure, today announced the successful launch of its Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP) - a foundational system enabling the identification, tracking, and tokenisation of real-world assets (RWA) across global supply chains. The SMX DMPP has been developed to establish a secure, permission-based system that connects physical materials to digital records, creating a persistent "material memory" from origin through manufacturing, trade, and reuse.

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: SMX - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded down 0.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $8.02 and last traded at $8.42. 127,992 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 71% from the average session volume of 443,387 shares. The stock

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / As geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflicts continue to unsettle global energy markets, the cost of everyday essentials-ranging from food and apparel to packaging and household goods-is climbing तेजी. SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is positioning its technology as a practical response to these inflationary pressures, enabling industries to rely on verified recycled plastics to stabilize-and potentially reduce-production costs.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: virgin resin-derived from oil and gas-has been cheaper, more reliable, and easier to scale than recycled alternatives. Recycling, while environmentally desirable, has largely depended on policy support, corporate commitments, or reputational incentives.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / As steel and aluminum costs surge under global conflict and instability, the market is rediscovering a solution already in place-SMX (Security Matters) PLC's (NASDAQ:SMX) material marking and digital tracking technology, designed to bring cost control and efficiency to material supply chains. By embedding a permanent, molecular-level identifier into metals and linking them to a secure digital record, SMX enables steel and aluminum to be tracked, verified, and reused with known origin and quality across their lifecycle.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 27, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) technology with recycled plastics have emerged a more economical and resilient alternative to virgin materials, as escalating Middle East tensions and broader geopolitical instability send oil and gas prices sharply higher-driving up the cost of everyday consumer goods from food and packaging to clothing and household essentials. At the center of this shift is a fundamental difference in how materials are produced-and priced.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 27, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: virgin resin-derived from oil and gas-has been cheaper, more reliable, and easier to scale than recycled alternatives. Recycling, while environmentally desirable, has largely depended on policy support, corporate commitments, or reputational incentives.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 26, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: virgin resin-derived from oil and gas-has been cheaper, more reliable, and easier to scale than recycled alternatives. Recycling, while environmentally desirable, has largely depended on policy support, corporate commitments, or reputational incentives.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is addressing one of the most immediate economic pressures facing global markets: rising and increasingly unpredictable costs of everyday goods driven by geopolitical instability and energy volatility. As oil and gas markets react to ongoing global conflict, the price of plastic-an essential input in food packaging, clothing, and consumer products-is beginning to trend upward, putting pressure on manufacturers and consumers alike.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) has created a new economic framework for plastics by combining molecular marking with blockchain infrastructure-positioning recycled plastic as a cost advantage in a market increasingly shaped by energy volatility. As oil and gas prices continue to drive uncertainty in the cost of virgin plastic, SMX enables companies to shift toward verified, traceable recycled materials with a more stable and efficient cost profile.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: virgin resin-derived from oil and gas-has been cheaper, more reliable, and easier to scale than recycled alternatives. Recycling, while environmentally desirable, has largely depended on policy support, corporate commitments, or reputational incentives.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is advancing a new economic model for plastics, leveraging blockchain and tokenization technology to help contain rising costs for everyday goods at a time when global conflict and energy volatility are driving prices higher. As war continues to disrupt oil and gas markets, the cost of producing virgin plastic-an essential input in food packaging, clothing, and consumer products-is increasing, placing sustained pressure on manufacturers and consumers alike.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / As global conflict and geopolitical instability continue to disrupt energy markets, the cost of everyday goods-from food and clothing to packaging and household essentials-is rising sharply. SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is positioning its technology as a direct solution to this inflationary pressure, enabling the use of verified recycled plastics to stabilize and potentially lower production costs across industries.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is redefining the economics of everyday goods by proving that advanced plastic recycling technology can directly reduce costs for consumers. At a time when inflation continues to pressure household budgets-and global conflict is disrupting energy markets, driving volatility in oil and gas prices-SMX enables manufacturers to produce high-quality goods using verified recycled materials without the price instability associated with virgin plastic.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is redefining price stability in consumer markets by proving that rising input costs do not have to drive higher prices. As energy volatility continues to push up the cost of virgin plastic, SMX enables brands to shift to certified recycled materials that control costs - without increasing price for consumers.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is disrupting the traditional cost structure of consumer goods by proving that rising material costs do not have to result in higher prices for consumers. As the cost of virgin plastic continues to climb alongside volatile energy markets, SMX enables brands to transition to certified recycled plastics that stabilize costs - and protect price at the shelf.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is changing the economics of everyday products by demonstrating that higher input costs don't have to translate into higher prices at the register. As inflation pressures everything from apparel to packaging to household goods, SMX enables brands to adopt certified recycled plastics that maintain performance and consistency-without forcing consumers to pay a premium.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is reshaping the future of everyday consumer goods by proving that rising costs don't have to be passed on to the public. At a time when everything from clothing to packaging to household products is becoming more expensive, SMX technology enables brands to use certified, reliable recycled plastic-allowing consumers to buy better products without paying more.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / For decades, the economics of plastics have been deceptively simple: virgin resin-derived from oil and gas-has been cheaper, more reliable, and easier to scale than recycled alternatives. Recycling, while environmentally desirable, has largely depended on policy support, corporate commitments, or reputational incentives.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is redefining how rare earth elements and precious metals are verified, tracked, and protected-introducing a new standard of transparency for materials that underpin the global economy. From the rare earths essential to electric vehicles, semiconductors, and advanced defense systems, to precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium that anchor both industry and finance, these resources are more critical than ever.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is reshaping the foundation of the luxury goods sector by embedding authentication and traceability directly into products-equipping brands with a powerful new way to protect value, validate origin, and meet the expectations of a rapidly evolving global consumer. Luxury has long relied on perception-heritage, craftsmanship, and exclusivity.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is introducing a new level of transparency and control to the oil and gas industry, enabling real-time authentication and traceability across one of the world's most complex and capital-intensive supply networks. The global energy system moves vast volumes of crude oil, refined fuels, and petrochemicals through a web of producers, shippers, storage facilities, refiners, and traders.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) is advancing a fundamental shift in the global economy, where material efficiency and validation are rapidly becoming as critical - and as valuable - as traditional financial capital. In a world defined by rising energy costs, strained supply chains, and increasing regulatory pressure, the economics of production are changing.
