{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157176","rtpr_id":"nACShr34Ra-20260930","ticker":"SMX","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SMX","SMXWW"],"title":"Boston Herald Adds to Growing Global Media Attention Around SMX","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-09-30T18:00:00.754Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 30, 2026 / SMX continues to attract media attention across major\nnational and market publications, with a Sept. 28, 2026 Boston Herald feature\nbecoming the latest report examining the company's technology and its role in\nthe evolving recycling industry.\n\nThe coverage comes as rising oil prices, geopolitical conflict and market\nvolatility are narrowing the cost gap between virgin and recycled materials.\nAgainst that backdrop, SMX's technological advances, including its Digital\nMaterial Passport and other material-verification platforms, are drawing\nincreased attention as industries look for new ways to authenticate, trace and\naccount for materials throughout their lifecycle.\n\nSMX describes this changing economic landscape as the Age of Parity, a period\nin which recycled plastic is moving beyond its traditional role as an\nenvironmental initiative and becoming part of the economic infrastructure\nneeded to support modern manufacturing and commerce. Oil-price volatility,\ntariffs, plastic taxes, supply-chain disruptions, inflation and higher input\ncosts are placing pressure across industries ranging from packaging and food\nprotection to medicine, electronics, textiles, transportation and consumer\ngoods.\n\nHere are just a few of the recent media profiles.\n\nChicago Tribune: (https://pr.report/qx3a)\n\n\"As Illinois Builds Its Recycling Future, Chicago Shows Why Proof, Not\nPromises, May Define Compliance\"\n\nForbes: (https://pr.report/qx3b)\n\n\"SMX: How Proof Is Replacing Promises in Sustainability\"\n\nMiami Herald: (https://pr.report/qx3c)\n\n\"Why the Future of Recycling Depends on Proof, Not Promises\"\n\nTIME: (https://pr.report/qx3d)\n\n\"Rethinking Plastic: How Risk and Verification Are Reshaping Markets\"\n\nRolling Stone: (https://pr.report/qx3e)\n\n\"Plastic Promises Are Dead. Proof Is the New Flex\"\n\nLos Angeles Tribune: (https://pr.report/qx3f)\n\n\"As States Mandate Recycling, Proof - Not Promises - Will Define the Next Era\nof Compliance\"\n\nTogether, the coverage reflects growing media, trade, and market interest in\nSMX's role in moving sustainability, recycling, textile traceability, precious\nmetals authentication, material verification and compliance from promises to\nproof.\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/boston-herald-adds-to-growing-global-media-attention-around-smx-1228981)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACShr34Ra-20260930","title":"Boston Herald Adds to Growing Global Media Attention Around SMX","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"SMX","created":"2026-09-30T18:00:00.754Z","tickers":["SMX","SMXWW"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nSeptember 30, 2026 / SMX continues to attract media attention across major\nnational and market publications, with a Sept. 28, 2026 Boston Herald feature\nbecoming the latest report examining the company's technology and its role in\nthe evolving recycling industry.\n\nThe coverage comes as rising oil prices, geopolitical conflict and market\nvolatility are narrowing the cost gap between virgin and recycled materials.\nAgainst that backdrop, SMX's technological advances, including its Digital\nMaterial Passport and other material-verification platforms, are drawing\nincreased attention as industries look for new ways to authenticate, trace and\naccount for materials throughout their lifecycle.\n\nSMX describes this changing economic landscape as the Age of Parity, a period\nin which recycled plastic is moving beyond its traditional role as an\nenvironmental initiative and becoming part of the economic infrastructure\nneeded to support modern manufacturing and commerce. Oil-price volatility,\ntariffs, plastic taxes, supply-chain disruptions, inflation and higher input\ncosts are placing pressure across industries ranging from packaging and food\nprotection to medicine, electronics, textiles, transportation and consumer\ngoods.\n\nHere are just a few of the recent media profiles.\n\nChicago Tribune: (https://pr.report/qx3a)\n\n\"As Illinois Builds Its Recycling Future, Chicago Shows Why Proof, Not\nPromises, May Define Compliance\"\n\nForbes: (https://pr.report/qx3b)\n\n\"SMX: How Proof Is Replacing Promises in Sustainability\"\n\nMiami Herald: (https://pr.report/qx3c)\n\n\"Why the Future of Recycling Depends on Proof, Not Promises\"\n\nTIME: (https://pr.report/qx3d)\n\n\"Rethinking Plastic: How Risk and Verification Are Reshaping Markets\"\n\nRolling Stone: (https://pr.report/qx3e)\n\n\"Plastic Promises Are Dead. Proof Is the New Flex\"\n\nLos Angeles Tribune: (https://pr.report/qx3f)\n\n\"As States Mandate Recycling, Proof - Not Promises - Will Define the Next Era\nof Compliance\"\n\nTogether, the coverage reflects growing media, trade, and market interest in\nSMX's role in moving sustainability, recycling, textile traceability, precious\nmetals authentication, material verification and compliance from promises to\nproof.\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/boston-herald-adds-to-growing-global-media-attention-around-smx-1228981)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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