NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 13, 2026 / SMX continues to generate media attention across national, business, technology and regional publications, with articles examining the company's innovations in material authentication, recycling, sustainability, supply-chain transparency and regulatory compliance.

Recent coverage in TechCrunch, Forbes, TIME, Rolling Stone, Benzinga, the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and other publications highlights the growing importance of technologies capable of establishing the identity, origin and authenticity of physical materials throughout their lifecycle.

The articles explore how SMX's molecular marking technology and Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP) could help industries move beyond traditional tracking and reporting methods toward systems that provide measurable proof of material composition, recycled content and provenance.

SMX in the News

TechCrunch

SMX Is Giving Physical Materials a Digital Identity

Benzinga

Unlocking The Value In Recycled Waste: SMX's Envisioned Revolution

Chicago Tribune

As Illinois Builds Its Recycling Future, Chicago Shows Why Proof, Not Promises, May Define Compliance

Forbes

SMX: How Proof Is Replacing Promises in Sustainability

Miami Herald

Why the Future of Recycling Depends on Proof, Not Promises

TIME

Rethinking Plastic: How Risk and Verification Are Reshaping Markets

Rolling Stone

Plastic Promises Are Dead. Proof Is the New Flex

Los Angeles Tribune

As States Mandate Recycling, Proof - Not Promises - Will Define the Next Era of Compliance

Growing Interest in Proof and Accountability

Collectively, the coverage examines an increasingly important issue facing global industries: how to substantiate claims about the materials used in products, packaging and manufacturing.

From recycled plastics and textile traceability to precious metals authentication and environmental compliance, SMX's technology offers a potential solution by connecting physical materials to persistent digital identities.

The breadth of coverage reflects growing media, trade and market interest in SMX's role in moving sustainability, recycling, material verification and compliance from promises to proof.

ABOUT SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PLC

SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ: SMX) develops molecular traceability and material authentication technologies designed to strengthen supply-chain transparency and integrity across global industries. Its platform embeds invisible molecular markers directly into physical materials, including solids, liquids and gases, allowing them to carry a persistent identity that can be detected and verified throughout their lifecycle.

Contact: Billy White / billywhitepr@gmail.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited