The Albany Gazette - SMX and Tradepro to Put Material Efficiency on the World's Largest Stage: The U.S. Supply Chain (NASDAQ: SMX)

And that's the real shift-SMX doesn't just support sustainability, it hardwires it. Its technology transforms good intentions into a functioning system. By creating a living ledger of how resources are used, reused, and monetized, it moves the conversation from pledges to proof. This isn't a badge of honor manufacturers can pin to an ESG report-it's a framework that makes products, and the promises behind them, measurable and enforceable. Proof no longer lives in paperwork. It lives in the product itself.

This isn't theory. SMX has already shown the model works across global industries. In Latin America, it traced natural rubber from the tree to the tire, setting a precedent for transparency in one of the world's most complex supply chains. In Europe, it has marked metals, proving that high-value resources can be audited with precision. In Asia, it brought material efficiency to textiles, giving global brands a way to turn sustainability claims into hard data. These aren't pilots. They are building blocks of a new system where proof is the currency of circular economies.

Now comes the U.S. chapter. By teaming with Tradepro, a leader in plastics recycling and distribution, SMX is pushing material efficiency straight into the American market. The entry point is food-grade plastics-one of the toughest, most regulated categories. If SMX's earlier projects proved the model globally, this deal proves that material efficiency can now anchor itself in the largest consumer market on the planet.

From Tradepro's History to a Shared Future

Tradepro's history is a story of scale. With decades in plastics sourcing, recycling, and distribution, the company has kept manufacturers supplied and costs in check while navigating the volatility of global markets. That track record makes it the perfect U.S. partner for SMX. Material efficiency has always been about more than recycling-it's about lowering costs, strengthening supply chains, and making better use of scarce resources. Tradepro knows those pressures firsthand.

For Tradepro, the partnership unlocks a new opportunity: the ability to offer proof as part of its value chain. SMX's markers survive every stage of production-resin, compounding, molding, packaging-and can be verified without damaging the product. That means every shipment of recycled material is no longer just material. It's certified efficient, auditable, and defensible.

For SMX, Tradepro delivers a ready-made network. Instead of entering the U.S. market cold, SMX is stepping into established distribution lines that touch industries across the country. That's how material efficiency moves from concept to standard: by embedding itself into the companies that already keep supply chains running.

Proof as Currency in Food-Grade Plastics

Food-grade plastics are where the stakes are highest. Regulators demand the strictest standards, consumers demand transparency, and brands face heavy penalties for falling short. Until now, recycled content in food packaging has been a numbers game based on trust-audits, certifications, and self-reported claims. In other words, a shaky system.

SMX's FDA-compliant markers rewrite that equation. Every bottle, wrapper, and container can now carry its own invisible passport, verified on demand and tied to blockchain records. That turns material efficiency from an aspiration into an asset. Companies no longer have to guess or argue about compliance-they can scan and know.

The impact is enormous. Compliance becomes simpler, ESG claims become bulletproof, and recycled content takes on tangible value. In effect, material efficiency itself becomes tradable. This isn't just about greener packaging. It's about proving efficiency at the molecular level and turning that proof into economic leverage.

A First Step Into the U.S. Market

Global projects have already proven SMX's reach. Rubber, metals, textiles-each has shown that material efficiency can be embedded across industries. But the U.S. market is its own test of scale. It's where regulation, supply chain fragility, and investor attention collide. The Tradepro alliance marks SMX's first major step into this arena, placing the company directly in one of the most pressing sectors.

The timing couldn't be sharper. States like California are enforcing strict recycled content laws, federal regulators are circling with broader mandates, and companies face real costs for missing the mark. Material efficiency isn't a nice-to-have in this environment. It's survival. And SMX offers the one thing that cuts through the noise: auditable proof.

There's also the economic side. By proving recycled content locally, SMX and Tradepro reduce reliance on imported feedstock, lower transportation costs, and strengthen domestic supply chains. That's material efficiency at its most practical-doing more with what's already here and cutting the hidden costs out of the loop.

Building the Arsenal

Step back, and the bigger strategy is clear. SMX isn't collecting projects-it's building an arsenal of proof points that turn material efficiency into global infrastructure. Natural rubber, textiles in Europe, metals with memory, and now plastics in the U.S. Every partnership is another branch growing from the same trunk: embedding proof at the molecular level and scaling it across the economy.

That arsenal matters because sustainability doesn't move on good intentions. It moves on systems that make efficiency measurable and enforceable. SMX's technology, backed by block-chain records and digital assets, is that system. It transforms waste into certified value and redefines efficiency as a financial standard, not just an environmental goal.

And that's the story that should grab every stakeholder's attention. This mission isn't about plastics in isolation or rubber or textiles alone. It's about SMX creating the architecture of a new economy where material efficiency isn't just tracked-it's traded. Proof has become the new currency, and SMX isn't just minting it. It's building the marketplace.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

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