SMX announced the North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA), the International Bromine Council (BSEF), and its member companies will use SMX?s technology to help recycling plant operators to track and trace plastics composed of different additives or chemistries. NAFRA and its members adhere to the International Council of Chemical Associations and the American Chemistry Council?s Responsible Care® program, which is the global chemical industry?s initiative to drive continuous improvement in safe chemicals management and to achieve excellence in environmental, health, safety and security performance. The partnership with NAFRA, BSEF, and their members is intended to demonstrate new scanning technology to more efficiently scan and separate plastics using a chemical-based hidden ?barcode?

system, alongside a unique ?reader? to identify these codes. These codes will enable automated systems to identify plastics branded with the barcode and route them to the appropriate destination.