{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157035","rtpr_id":"nACSkZXYRa-20260930","ticker":"SMX","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SMX","SMXWW"],"title":"SMX Gains Expanding Media Attention as Boston Herald Joins Growing List of Major Outlets Covering Its Technology","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-09-30T15:00:00.305Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 30, 2026 / A Sept. 28, 2026 report in the Boston Herald is the\nlatest in a growing series of media stories examining SMX and the role its\ntechnology is playing in the evolving recycling and materials industry.\n\nThe Boston Herald coverage follows recent reports from Forbes, TIME, Rolling\nStone, Benzinga, the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and other media and trade\npublications, reflecting increased attention surrounding SMX's technology and\nits applications across recycling, material verification, traceability and\ncompliance.\n\nThe coverage comes as rising oil costs, war, market volatility and other\neconomic pressures are narrowing the traditional cost gap between virgin and\nrecycled materials. At the same time, SMX has continued to advance\ntechnologies including its Digital Material Passport and other platforms\ndesigned to provide materials with verifiable identities throughout their\nlifecycle.\n\nSMX has described these changing market conditions as the \"Age of Parity,\" a\nperiod in which recycled plastic is moving beyond an environmental objective\nand becoming part of the economic infrastructure needed to support modern\nmanufacturing and commerce.\n\nOil-price volatility, tariffs, plastic taxes, supply-chain disruptions,\ninflation and higher input costs are increasingly affecting industries that\ndepend on plastic and other materials, from packaging and food protection to\nmedicine, electronics, textiles, transportation and consumer products. Against\nthat backdrop, the ability to identify, track and verify materials is becoming\nincreasingly relevant to manufacturers, regulators and markets.\n\nRecent coverage of SMX and these broader industry changes includes:\n\nBoston Herald: (https://pr.report/qwzk)\n\n\"As Massachusetts Moves Toward Broader Recycling Policies, Companies Must\nSolve the Verification Issues Necessary to Ensure Compliance\"\n\nBenzinga: (https://pr.report/qwzl)\n\n\"Unlocking The Value In Recycled Waste: SMX's Envisioned Revolution\"\n\nChicago Tribune: (https://pr.report/qwzm)\n\n\"As Illinois Builds Its Recycling Future, Chicago Shows Why Proof, Not\nPromises, May Define Compliance\"\n\nForbes: (https://pr.report/qwzn)\n\n\"SMX: How Proof Is Replacing Promises in Sustainability\"\n\nMiami Herald: (https://pr.report/qwzo)\n\n\"Why the Future of Recycling Depends on Proof, Not Promises\"\n\nTIME: (https://pr.report/qwzp)\n\n\"Rethinking Plastic: How Risk and Verification Are Reshaping Markets\"\n\nRolling Stone: (https://pr.report/qwzq)\n\n\"Plastic Promises Are Dead. Proof Is the New Flex\"\n\nLos Angeles Tribune: (https://pr.report/qwzr)\n\n\"As States Mandate Recycling, Proof - Not Promises - Will Define the Next Era\nof Compliance\"\n\nTaken together, the coverage illustrates growing media, trade and market\ninterest in SMX and its role across sustainability, recycling, textile\ntraceability, precious-metals authentication, material verification and\nregulatory compliance.\n\nAt the center of that attention is a common theme: the transition from\nsustainability claims that depend largely on promises to systems capable of\nproviding physical, verifiable proof.\n\nABOUT SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PLC\n\nSMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ: SMX) develops molecular traceability and\nmaterial authentication technologies designed to strengthen supply-chain\ntransparency and integrity across global industries. Its platform embeds\ninvisible molecular markers directly into physical materials, including\nsolids, liquids and gases, allowing them to carry a persistent identity that\ncan be detected and verified throughout their lifecycle.\n\nContact: Billy White / billywhitepr@gmail.com\n\nSOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/smx-gains-expanding-media-attention-as-boston-herald-joins-growi-1228925)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSkZXYRa-20260930","title":"SMX Gains Expanding Media Attention as Boston Herald Joins Growing List of Major Outlets Covering Its Technology","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"SMX","created":"2026-09-30T15:00:00.305Z","tickers":["SMX","SMXWW"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 30, 2026 / A Sept. 28, 2026 report in the Boston Herald is the\nlatest in a growing series of media stories examining SMX and the role its\ntechnology is playing in the evolving recycling and materials industry.\n\nThe Boston Herald coverage follows recent reports from Forbes, TIME, Rolling\nStone, Benzinga, the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and other media and trade\npublications, reflecting increased attention surrounding SMX's technology and\nits applications across recycling, material verification, traceability and\ncompliance.\n\nThe coverage comes as rising oil costs, war, market volatility and other\neconomic pressures are narrowing the traditional cost gap between virgin and\nrecycled materials. At the same time, SMX has continued to advance\ntechnologies including its Digital Material Passport and other platforms\ndesigned to provide materials with verifiable identities throughout their\nlifecycle.\n\nSMX has described these changing market conditions as the \"Age of Parity,\" a\nperiod in which recycled plastic is moving beyond an environmental objective\nand becoming part of the economic infrastructure needed to support modern\nmanufacturing and commerce.\n\nOil-price volatility, tariffs, plastic taxes, supply-chain disruptions,\ninflation and higher input costs are increasingly affecting industries that\ndepend on plastic and other materials, from packaging and food protection to\nmedicine, electronics, textiles, transportation and consumer products. Against\nthat backdrop, the ability to identify, track and verify materials is becoming\nincreasingly relevant to manufacturers, regulators and markets.\n\nRecent coverage of SMX and these broader industry changes includes:\n\nBoston Herald: (https://pr.report/qwzk)\n\n\"As Massachusetts Moves Toward Broader Recycling Policies, Companies Must\nSolve the Verification Issues Necessary to Ensure Compliance\"\n\nBenzinga: (https://pr.report/qwzl)\n\n\"Unlocking The Value In Recycled Waste: SMX's Envisioned Revolution\"\n\nChicago Tribune: (https://pr.report/qwzm)\n\n\"As Illinois Builds Its Recycling Future, Chicago Shows Why Proof, Not\nPromises, May Define Compliance\"\n\nForbes: (https://pr.report/qwzn)\n\n\"SMX: How Proof Is Replacing Promises in Sustainability\"\n\nMiami Herald: (https://pr.report/qwzo)\n\n\"Why the Future of Recycling Depends on Proof, Not Promises\"\n\nTIME: (https://pr.report/qwzp)\n\n\"Rethinking Plastic: How Risk and Verification Are Reshaping Markets\"\n\nRolling Stone: (https://pr.report/qwzq)\n\n\"Plastic Promises Are Dead. Proof Is the New Flex\"\n\nLos Angeles Tribune: (https://pr.report/qwzr)\n\n\"As States Mandate Recycling, Proof - Not Promises - Will Define the Next Era\nof Compliance\"\n\nTaken together, the coverage illustrates growing media, trade and market\ninterest in SMX and its role across sustainability, recycling, textile\ntraceability, precious-metals authentication, material verification and\nregulatory compliance.\n\nAt the center of that attention is a common theme: the transition from\nsustainability claims that depend largely on promises to systems capable of\nproviding physical, verifiable proof.\n\nABOUT SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PLC\n\nSMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ: SMX) develops molecular traceability and\nmaterial authentication technologies designed to strengthen supply-chain\ntransparency and integrity across global industries. Its platform embeds\ninvisible molecular markers directly into physical materials, including\nsolids, liquids and gases, allowing them to carry a persistent identity that\ncan be detected and verified throughout their lifecycle.\n\nContact: Billy White / billywhitepr@gmail.com\n\nSOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/smx-gains-expanding-media-attention-as-boston-herald-joins-growi-1228925)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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