SMX says energy, regulation drive recycled plastic cost advantage over virgin resin

Reuters03-31

SMX says energy, regulation drive recycled plastic cost advantage over virgin resin

SMX analysis flagged an inflection point in plastics markets as energy volatility, regulatory pressure, and verification technology narrow cost gap between virgin resin and recycled material.
Virgin plastic benchmarked at about $950-$1,100 per ton versus recycled plastic at about $1,200-$1,400 per ton.
Combined oil and gas feedstock shock with tighter compliance costs could lift virgin plastic toward about $1,840 per ton, with recycled plastic around $1,430 per ton.
SMX positioned its molecular marker traceability system as a lever to cut verification costs, reduce fraud risk, and compress recycled material premium.
Report outlined Plastic Cycle Token concept to turn verified recycled output into a tradable digital asset, adding a potential revenue layer to recycling economics.

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