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03 Sept 2026, 15:45 UTC · 1h ago
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The 'Age of Parity' has arrived, where the costs of virgin plastic production and recycled plastic are converging due to oil volatility, tariffs, and plastic taxes. — A fundamental shift in the cost structure of a ubiquitous industrial material would significantly alter margins for packaging, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
+0.60SMX provides molecular marking and blockchain-backed traceability technology to authenticate recycled plastic content for industrial use. — The ability to prove material provenance removes a major barrier to the scalable adoption of recycled plastics, benefiting the specific technology provider.
+0.40Rising diesel prices, inflation, and geopolitical instability are increasing the operational costs of virgin plastic production and transportation. — These are systemic headwinds that increase input costs for almost all manufacturers relying on traditional fossil-based plastics.
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