SMX, A*STAR collaborate to build plastic circularity platform

Security Matters and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research announced a strategic collaboration to pilot a national plastic circularity platform in partnership with leading brands, producers, manufacturers, waste collectors, recyclers and retailers. This partnership combines SMX‘s chemical molecular marking technology, patented reader and blockchain-based traceability platform with A*STAR’s cutting-edge digital, advanced chemical spectroscopic detection and profiling research capabilities, creating an intelligent system to permanently mark, track and analyse plastics through their entire lifecycle-from manufacturing to recycling. By enabling every plastic item to carry a secure digital record of its origin, composition, and reuse cycles, the initiative aims to greatly enhance transparency and efficiency in recycling – supporting Singapore’s vision of a sustainable, circular economy This multi-year partnership will integrate SMX’s invisible molecular markers, readers and blockchain ledger with blockchain, AI, advanced chemical spectroscopic detection and material profiling research capabilities from A*STAR, creating an auditable digital twin and AI system for post-consumer plastic flows across Singapore’s collection, sorting and recycling ecosystem.