SMX partners Bio-Packaging to launch traceable sustainable packaging in Singapore

SINGAPORE – SMX (Security Matters) announced a collaboration with Singapore-based Bio-Packaging to introduce molecularly traceable sustainable packaging. 

The partnership integrates SMX’s invisible molecular marker into Bio-Packaging’s polyethene and post-consumer recycled (PCR) product lines during extrusion.

This enables verification of sustainability claims and compliance with Singapore’s upcoming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme.

The technology creates a tamper-proof digital twin on SMX’s blockchain platform through scans at production, distribution, point of sale, and end-of-life stages. 

This provides real-time data on material origin, type, recycling loops, and composting outcomes, supporting global plastic-tax reporting and ensuring transparency. 

According to Bio-Packaging’s business development director, Lim Qin Jie, the partnership delivers “indisputable evidence” that their PCR, biodegradable, and compostable products meet.

Singapore’s high environmental standards address customer demand for cost-effective, eco-friendly packaging.

The collaboration employs drop-in marking, where SMX’s marker is added during film or bag production without altering material performance. 

Embedded metadata further validates biodegradability and recycled content, offering assurance against greenwashing. 

A report by industry sources highlights that this initiative could transform packaging into a verifiable asset, supporting Singapore’s shift toward a zero-waste, circular economy.

SMX and Bio-Packaging plan to work with government agencies and industry groups to expand the platform across various substrates and sectors, aiming to make transparent packaging a standard in the Asia-Pacific region. 

This follows SMX’s recent partnerships in 2025 with Aegis Packaging and Skypac Packaging, integrating molecular traceability into barrier coatings and flexible plastics like PP, OPP, HDPE, and LDPE. 

These efforts target Singapore’s plastic waste challenge where nearly 1 million tonnes are consumed annually, with 94% currently incinerated

Potentially, the initiative could save US$20 million in disposal costs and generate US$55 million in certified resin value by redirecting one-third of waste into verified recycling loops.

In related news, a recent update from June 2025 indicates Singapore’s Resource Sustainability Act 2019 now requires large businesses to submit 2024 packaging data and 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) plans by March 31, 2025.

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