ACCESS Newswire·Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM ET

SMX Is Building a Verifiable Identity Layer for Fashion, From Cotton Fields to Luxury Resale

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SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) embeds invisible molecular markers into materials to provide persistent physical identity throughout the fashion supply chain.
The company's Digital Material Passport Platform connects these physical markers to secure digital records tracking origin, composition, recycled content, chain of custody, & authenticity.
In December 2025, an industrial cotton pilot demonstrated that molecular markers remain detectable through mechanical recycling, fiber mixing, carding, yarn spinning, & fabric formation.
SMX expanded cotton capabilities into denim & recycled-denim applications in January 2026 to verify content despite complex processing & fiber blending.
An initiative launched in January 2026 with TruCotton® evaluates full-chain verification for U.S.-grown cotton to maintain detectability & link physical cotton to digital origin records.
Collaboration with the Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants (CETI) in April 2026 validated physical-digital traceability in fibers & nonwoven materials after industrial transformation.
The Digital Material Passport Platform launched in May 2026 enables information to travel with materials across manufacturing, retail, resale, repair, & recycling stages.
The technology extends to luxury goods authentication for textiles, leather, & precious metals by placing an invisible identity within the material itself rather than relying on external labels or certificates.
Molecular markers allow recycled materials to retain detectable identity after shredding, blending, or reprocessing, facilitating verification of pre-recycling origin & post-recycling composition.
SMX's architecture aims to preserve the connection between physical materials & digital records as items move through multiple lives & transactions.

Company: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited
Keywords: Business & Professional Services, Company Update