SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company offers cutting-edge technological solutions for brand safeguarding, product verification, and supply chain transparency, primarily serving the global anti-counterfeiting industry. At the heart of its offerings is a unique marking system that can embed either permanent or removable identifiers directly onto materials or items, regardless of whether they are solid, liquid, or gaseous. The company's complete solution integrates these physical or chemical markers with a specialized reader, all connected to a secure blockchain-powered digital platform. This suite of capabilities supports applications such as process traceability, authentication, and initiatives within sustainability and circular economics. SMX provides its services to a broad client base, including brand owners, manufacturers, and various suppliers. The company, which changed its name from Empatan Public Limited Company in February 2023, is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
The Age of Parity Gets New Urgency; Innovation and Efficiency Puts SMX in Center
SMX (Security Matters) PLC is receiving media attention from outlets like Benzinga, Forbes, and TIME for its technologies used to identify, trace, and authenticate materials across supply chains.
The coverage highlights the company's Digital Material Passport platform and its role in the Plastic Credit Token ecosystem, which provide verification mechanisms for recycled plastics and circular economy programs.
SMX positions its molecular-level markers as a foundational infrastructure for bringing proof and transparency to global material flows, linking physical goods to secure digital identities.