SMX says certified recycled plastic increasingly matches virgin resin on cost as oil volatility rises
SMX•SMX says certified recycled plastic is becoming cost-competitive with virgin resin amid oil volatility and trade fragmentation.
1. Cost competitiveness
SMX published an analysis arguing that certified recycled plastic is becoming cost-competitive with virgin resin. It frames recycled plastics as a supply-chain resilience tool and says its molecular marking technology can verify recycled content, support compliance and reduce fraud risk.



