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TOLEDO, OHIO / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) is proud to announce Wish Upon a Donor, a groundbreaking program that amplifies the voices of families fighting for a better and brighter future for their child. While pediatric kidney patients cannot advocate for themselves, their parents can – and too often, they face this battle alone. Wish Upon a Donor helps families share their child’s story, shining a light on their hopes, dreams, and urgent need for a living kidney donor.

“At APKD, we believe every person waiting for a transplant deserves a chance to be seen – not just as a patient, but as someone with a past, present, and future worth fighting for,” said Dr. Hilary Baude, Director of Living Donor Services. “Wish Upon a Donor is built on hope. It’s about wishes, dreams, and the life possible after a transplant – all made real through the generosity of a living donor.”

More than 3,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 18 need a kidney transplant. In many cases, their parents and immediate family are unable to donate for medical reasons beyond their control. Wish Upon a Donor was created to give these children a fighting chance by helping them find the hero they desperately need.

The average wait time for receiving a kidney from a deceased donor ranges from three to five years, leaving many children waiting, clinging to hope while sending quiet wishes for a miracle. Finding a living donor can dramatically accelerate the transplant process while offering the added benefit of stronger long-term health outcomes. A kidney from a living donor lasts twice as long as one from a deceased donor.

“When you ask a child who is facing an uncertain future what they wish for, it’s both inspiring and heartbreaking,” Baude said. “They long to play sports again, to travel, hang out with family and friends or simply have the opportunity to grow up without the diminished quality of life on dialysis. Dialysis keeps people alive, but it is brutal, exhausting, and painful – and it is not a cure. What these patients need is a living donor.”

The onboarding process is fast and simple, taking just 10-15 minutes to complete, and finalized videos are sent to patients in just one to three days. Participation is free, and patients retain full control over how and where their stories are shared.

Wish Upon a Donor offers a range of support for families as they seek living donors, including:

• Production of a personalized, high-quality video designed to reflect the patient’s wishes, personality, and future – not just their disease

• Dedicated campaign webpage to make it easy to convert interest into action

• QR-coded postcards and magnets for sharing in local communities

• Social media guidance to help families and supporters spread the word

• Spanish- and English-language outreach materials for broader access

• A living donor mentor to answer any non-medical questions about the process

• “Wish buddy” volunteers to assist with video narration and/or sharing patient videos with a broader audience

When interest is generated through the Wish Upon a Donor campaign, APKD ensures both patients and transplant centers are effectively supported with guidance grounded in real-life experience from a dedicated living donor mentor. The organization manages all incoming donor inquiries, educates potential donors on the process, protections, and realities of living donations, and then refers qualified donors to an appropriate transplant center partner. APKD maintains communication and support throughout the evaluation and donation process. This approach empowers potential donors with education while easing the burden on transplant centers.

“We feel grateful for the kindness and understanding shown by APKD,” said Radwa Moussa, mother of 10-year-old Saleem, one of the first Wish Upon a Donor participants. “This is a very challenging and uncertain time for families like ours, and the extra support being offered gives us hope that we will find a hero for our son, someone who makes his wish for a bright future come true.”

You can view Saleem’s personal video here.

If your child is experiencing kidney failure and could benefit from this initiative, please visit Wish Upon a Donor Patient to learn more and get started.

How to Support This Initiative

Those who want to support Wish Upon a Donor have several ways to get involved, including:

• Signing up to be a living donor for a specific child, or as a Good Samaritan donor

• Becoming a “wish buddy” volunteer

• Sharing the kidney campaigns for children within social networks

• Contributing financially to APKD to further the program’s reach

• Learning more about living donation and deciding how you can contribute

Individuals interested in taking the next step can visit Wish Upon a Donor.

Transplant centers and other organizations interested in learning more can visit Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation.

“Everyone can play a part, which is what makes this so beautiful,” Baude said. “You can be a living donor, or you can simply take a moment of your time to help share the stories of children who need help. Either way, you are a hero in the eyes of APKD and the thousands of kids who need a new kidney.”

About the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation

The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) is an international nonprofit working to end kidney failure through innovation, technology, advocacy, and paired kidney exchange. APKD has facilitated more than 1,200 transplants to date, creating lifesaving opportunities for patients who might otherwise wait years for a compatible donor.

SOURCE: Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation

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Dispatch CEO & Co-Founder and VP of Product & UXD outline how AI is reshaping enterprise delivery, and what businesses should prepare for in 2026.

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / As enterprise delivery demands more speed, precision, and transparency than ever before, Dispatch is marking the next era of last-mile logistics with a clear message: AI is no longer experimental; it’s operational. In a new thought leadership perspective, Dispatch CEO & Co-Founder Andrew Leone and VP of Product & UXD Joyce Schofield share where AI is delivering real value today and where the industry is headed in 2026.

From predictive ETAs to automated routing, AI is already transforming last-mile execution. But Leone and Schofield say the bigger shift is still unfolding: the rise of intelligent orchestration, where deliveries manage themselves, adapt in real-time, and continuously improve.

“AI is changing the last mile from a reactive cost center into a proactive, strategic engine,” said Leone. “What used to take teams hours of manual coordination will increasingly happen automatically, optimizing routes, balancing service levels and cost, and resolving issues before customers ever feel them.”

Where We Are Now: AI That’s Already Working

Dispatch’s AI-powered platform, DispatchOne, is built for the reality enterprises face every day: fragmented fleets, inconsistent service, and limited visibility. Today, AI at Dispatch is focused on turning delivery complexity into controlled, scalable, data-driven outcomes. Current AI-driven capabilities include:

• Predictive ETAs and dynamic SLAs: AI models continually refine arrival windows based on traffic, driver behavior, and real-world conditions.

• Exception identification and resolution: The platform detects potential delivery failures early and recommends (or automates) mitigation.

• Intelligent routing and service tradeoffs: AI enables teams to choose the fastest, most reliable, or most cost-efficient option based on business rules.

• Delivery health visibility: Teams gain actionable insight without noise, so the right people act at the right moment.

“We’ve moved beyond AI as a dashboard feature,” said Schofield. “It’s no longer just powering charts and alerts, it’s embedded directly in the workflow. Behind the scenes, it’s doing the heavy lifting in a very intentional way: predicting, adapting, and guiding every decision so teams unlock real impact and value without adding complexity.”

What’s Coming in 2026: The Rise of Autonomous Delivery Ops

Looking ahead, Dispatch leaders forecast a major industry milestone: agentic logistics operations. In 2026, AI will shift from supporting decision-making to actively owning it across planning, execution, and continuous improvement.

Leone and Schofield expect three major changes to define the next year:

1. AI-Orchestrated Networks Become Standard

   Enterprises will demand a single layer of intelligence to manage owned fleets, third-party carriers, and national driver networks together, optimizing across the entire ecosystem rather than in silos.

2. Exception Prevention Replaces Exception Management

   AI will increasingly prevent disruptions by detecting risk early and re-routing or re-assigning automatically. Failures will become rarer, and when they happen, they’ll be less visible to customers.

3. Delivery Becomes a Strategic Differentiator

   As AI reduces last-mile friction, businesses will compete on speed, reliability, and experience, not just cost. Delivery performance will become directly tied to brand loyalty and revenue retention.

“2026 is the year last-mile operations start to run more like intelligent systems than manual processes,” Leone said. “The companies that win won’t be the ones with the biggest fleets, they’ll be the ones with the smartest orchestration.”

What It Means for Businesses

The Dispatch leadership perspective is clear: AI will change not only how deliveries happen, but what delivery means to the business.

Enterprises can expect:

• Lower delivery costs through continuous optimization and automation

• Higher customer satisfaction with more reliable, predictable deliveries

• The ability to scale volume without proportional headcount growth

• Consistent service levels and branded delivery experiences across all regions and networks

• New performance benchmarks powered by real-time AI insight and closed-loop learning

• A last mile that shifts from cost center to profit engine, driving stronger margins, loyalty, and growth

“AI will raise the floor for last-mile performance,” Schofield added. “But it also raises the ceiling, unlocking higher service levels, smarter cost control, and new ways to differentiate. Businesses will finally have the tools to design delivery experiences that feel effortless, while highly orchestrated and complex processes happen behind the scenes.

The Bottom Line

AI at the last mile is no longer a promise for the future. It’s already proving ROI by unifying delivery execution, surfacing smarter decisions, and preventing breakdowns before they occur. In 2026, Dispatch expects the last mile to become the smartest, most automated part of the supply chain. fully orchestrated by AI.

“DispatchOne was built for this pivot,” Leone said. “We’re not just using AI to improve deliveries. We’re using AI to redefine last-mile logistics as a competitive advantage.”

About Dispatch: Dispatch redefines the future of last-mile logistics. Its flagship platform, DispatchOne, is the AI-powered operating system that unifies owned fleets, carrier providers, and systems into one intelligent ecosystem. With the people-power of verified and vetted professional driver network, Dispatch turns delivery into a strategic advantage for businesses.

SOURCE: Dispatch

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / Across global supply chains, companies and regulators are rethinking how materials move, how they retain identity, and how circular economies can operate with integrity rather than assumptions. The past decade made one truth unmistakable. Documentation alone cannot carry the weight of modern circularity goals. Materials require verification that survives transformation. Supply chains require evidence that travels with the product. And industries require authentication that is resilient, scalable, and built into the material itself.

As part of a transformative 2025, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) delivered that capability across plastics, metals, precious metals, packaging, and national recycling programs. Growing adoption naturally drew a wider audience. To anyone watching SMX’s progress, the past week showed what a turning point looks like, marked by heightened attention and the kind of movement that appears when markets enter price discovery around breakthrough technologies.

SMX can control its part: the operations. It does not play analyst, set its own share price, or model for the future. What it does do, however, is build and deliver the assets those prices are ultimately based on. As more industries recognize the scale of what this technology enables, the path will include highs, lows, and periods of volatility as the market learns how to value a system that is creating a category rather than entering one. The increased interest is not accidental. It is a response to the depth and breadth of the partnerships SMX secured throughout 2025.

Finding the Equilibrium

Here is what those following SMX are beginning to recognize. When a verification technology starts transforming how multiple industries operate, the response does not unfold in a straight, predictable line. It builds in waves. Different sectors recognize value at different moments. Each successful deployment sends its own signal. And together, those signals form a pattern that reflects long-term transformation rather than short-term reaction. In SMX’s case, many of these global adoptions came in close succession, creating an intense period both operationally and for stakeholders watching the expansion unfold.

What set that wave in motion was a series of partnerships and collaborations that demonstrated SMX’s expanding global footprint. The company announced that it is working directly with plastics producers, precious-metals players, and textile manufacturers to embed its molecular identity into polymers, metals, and finished materials. This process turns ordinary inputs into authenticated assets capable of declaring rather than stating their origin, composition, and recycling history.

SMX advanced work in metals and precious metals with partners in Dubai and Europe, proving that identity can remain persistent through melting, recasting, and other high-intensity industrial processes. It also deepened collaborations across ASEAN in packaging, logistics, and recycling systems, validating how a national circularity model can function when every material carries its own verifiable truth.

Interest rose naturally. As industries observed identity surviving heat, pressure, chemical alteration, and cross-border movement, the underlying capability became easier to grasp. Attention increased because the technology delivered what many believed could not, and likely never would be, achieved.

As its unveiling shows, that interest did not rise in a neat, linear path. It increased in pulses, reflecting how different sectors discovered their own applications, how new data entered the ecosystem, and how partners shared results from real-world operations. The market’s response mirrors that cadence. The energy around SMX is not artificial. It is rooted in the substance of what the company is providing across continents.

Why SMX Is Capturing the World’s Attention

That is the nature of breakthrough technology. The world learns its potential in stages. Early results capture the imagination of one sector. Industrial validations draw in another. National programs unlock a third layer of visibility. Each milestone expands the story. Each collaboration expands the network. And each wave of interest reflects the growing realization that persistent material identity is not a theoretical goal. It is an operating system for the next generation of global supply chains.

As 2026 approaches, SMX’s focus remains on the foundation built this year. The verification mesh forming across industries is not a concept stage. It is functioning inside factories, recycling facilities, metals hubs, and research institutes. The company’s collaborations prove that identity can withstand industrial stress. They prove that materials can carry verified data without disrupting production. They prove that circularity becomes practical when the material itself provides the evidence.

This is the long-term value that defines SMX’s trajectory. The technology is being adopted, tested, and scaled in environments that represent billions of tons of global material flow. Each industry sees a different benefit. Plastics see authenticated circularity. Metals see fraud-resistant identity. Gold sees traceability that survives recasting. Packaging sees compliance built directly into the material. Recycling sees forensic visibility for every output.

PROOF as the New Industry Standard

These sectors will continue to adopt at a pace that fits their operational and regulatory realities. Several are already moving quickly as new frameworks begin aligning with SMX’s capabilities. Others are transitioning steadily as legacy systems give way to methods that offer clearer, verifiable data. Across all of them, the meaningful signal is not the day-to-day fluctuations in financial market terms. It is the structural value created when supply chains shift from documentation chains to memory systems, where materials themselves carry the truth.

For stakeholders, the message is increasingly clear. Breakthrough technologies mature in waves, and each wave brings new sectors, new validations, and new opportunities. SMX’s progress in 2025 established the foundation for a 2026 shaped by scale, integration, and system-level adoption. The waves will keep coming, but they will do so over an architecture designed to support long-term, cross-industry transformation. In that environment, the value generated by persistent identity becomes cumulative rather than episodic.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions, strategies, or projections relating to future events or circumstances. Any statements that refer to forecasts, estimates, plans, objectives, or other characterizations of future developments, including underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s response to trading activity in its securities; the development, launch, and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and supply-chain participants across plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, and other sectors; the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and commercialize new products and services, including the Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to integrate future expansion opportunities; anticipated growth and cost-efficiency; the Company’s product development timelines and expected research and development expenditures; the adoption, market acceptance, or success of SMX’s business model and verification technologies; developments relating to SMX’s industry and competitive landscape; and the Company’s technological objectives.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release and on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve a number of judgments, risks, and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements should not be regarded as predictions of future events, nor should they be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date. SMX undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to maintain its Nasdaq listing; changes in applicable laws or regulations; lingering or future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and expectations and to identify or realize additional opportunities; risks associated with downturns or rapid changes in the highly competitive industries in which SMX operates; the ability of SMX and its collaborators to successfully develop, commercialize, or scale products and services in a timely manner; the risk that the Company may not achieve or sustain profitability; the need for additional capital, and the availability and terms of such capital; risks associated with managing growth and expanding operations; risks of supply-chain disruption, manufacturing limitations, or delays; risks relating to securing, maintaining, or protecting intellectual property; and other economic, business, or competitive risks described in SMX’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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Appointment of seasoned finance leader advances Foundry’s long-term growth strategy and value creation

SAN FRANCISO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / Foundry, the leading global tech media, data, and marketing services company, is thrilled to announce the promotion of Ling Tian to Chief Financial Officer. In this expanded role, Tian will oversee the company’s global financial strategy, including financial planning and analysis, treasury, accounting, and long-term capital allocation.

“Ling has been instrumental in strengthening our financial foundation, and her promotion to CFO reflects both her impact and the confidence we have in her leadership as we shape Foundry’s next chapter,” said Mike Finnerty, CEO of Foundry. “As we scale our global operations and pursue long-term growth, Ling’s strategic vision, steady guidance, and deep understanding of our business will be critical in driving our continued success.”

Tian joined Foundry in 2024 and previously served as Vice President of Strategic Finance, where she built and led the Financial Planning & Analysis organization supporting all Foundry teams. Following Foundry’s sale to Regent earlier this year, Tian has been instrumental in establishing the company’s standalone financial operations and led the migration to a global ERP system.

Before joining Foundry, Ling served as Vice President of FP&A at Wrike, where she oversaw the company’s integration following its acquisition by Citrix, and later played a key role in Citrix’s sale to Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Management, as well as Wrike’s subsequent sale to Symphony Technology Group. Earlier in her career, Ling spent 15 years at Autodesk, progressing through a range of finance leadership roles across FP&A, Sales Finance, and Revenue Accounting.

“I’m honored to step into the role of CFO at such a pivotal moment for Foundry,” said Ling Tian. “Having had the opportunity to work closely with our teams across the globe, I’ve seen firsthand the strength of our business, the power of our brands, and the momentum we’re building. I’m excited to partner with Mike and the leadership team to advance our strategic vision, deepen our operational rigor, and position Foundry for long-term growth.”

As B2B marketing evolves toward more human and personalized data-driven engagement, Foundry remains committed to helping technology companies connect with buyers in meaningful ways. By combining intent data with powerful storytelling, Foundry delivers experiences that resonate with buyers’ unique needs, foster trust, and build valuable relationships.

To learn more about Foundry’s technology marketing and buyer engagement solutions, please visit: foundryco.com.

About Foundry
Foundry helps companies bring their visions to reality through a combination of media, marketing technologies, and proprietary data on a global scale. Our platforms are powered by data from an owned and operated ecosystem of global editorial brands, awards, and events, all engineered and integrated to drive marketing campaigns for technology companies.

Foundry is one of the world’s leading tech media, data and marketing services companies, and is the proud owner of the global tech sector’s most revered media brands – CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, PCWorld, Tech Advisor and TechHive. To learn more, visit  foundryco.com.

Media contact:
Ameera McNeal, Marketing Director
Ameera_mcneal@foundryco.com

SOURCE: Foundry

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Formerra will distribute Techmer PM color masterbatches, high-performance additives, and pre-colored compounds across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, today announced the addition of Techmer PM color masterbatches, high-performance additives, and pre-colored compounds to its expansive portfolio of materials. With this partnership, Formerra advances its application-specific lineup, aligning its material portfolio to customers’ evolving needs across North America.

A U.S.-based plastics compounder, Techmer PM specializes in value-added color and additive masterbatches and engineered compounds for high-performance plastics and fibers. These products are used in various industries such as medical, automotive, packaging, and consumer goods applications. Techmer PM has consistently invested in its optical and color capabilities, including the recent acquisition of OptiColor Inc. and Colors for Plastics.

“Techmer PM’s commitment to innovation and technical excellence aligns perfectly with Formerra’s mission to deliver best-in-class materials and responsive service,” said Cathy Dodd, CEO at Formerra. “Backed by our expert technical guidance, this partnership lets us provide customers with a portfolio of masterbatches and pre-colored compounds that drives performance and sustainability.”

Mike Ellison, VP, Product Management, adds, “The extensive pre-colored compound, additive, and color masterbatch offerings from Techmer PM cover processing, aesthetic, bio-based, regulatory, and performance needs.”

Highlights of the distributed Techmer PM products include:

• Regulated Medical Color Systems: ISO 10993-tested palettes with regulatory statements; proven in PPSU, PA, PP, and ABS.

• Aesthetic Effects & Laser Functionality: Full spectrum from metallics and color-shifting to photochromic and Techsplatter, a proprietary visual effect; full laser additive line covers multiple needs.

• Circularity & Sustainable Material Solutions: PLA/alt-resin colors, HiTerra^® rPET Revive to repair PET, NIR-sortable blacks (APR “preferred” in HDPE), and more.

• Processing, Performance & Protection Additives: Techsperse^™ proprietary dispersion technology, UV/heat stabilization, FR systems with halogen-free options, tracer technologies, antimicrobial packages, purge technologies.

“Formerra’s deep expertise in applications, requirements, and materials makes them an ideal partner to expand our market reach,” said Craig Foster, CEO at Techmer PM. “By combining our strengths, we’ll help customers accelerate their speed to market with the assurance of proven technologies.”

Key Details:

• Formerra will distribute Techmer PM’s pre-colored compounds, colorants, additives, and masterbatches across North America.

• Techmer PM brings a deep portfolio of color and additive masterbatches: Medical/regulatory-ready palettes, aesthetic effects (including Techsplatter), sustainability solutions (HiTerra^® rPET Revive, NIR-sortable blacks), and performance/processing additives (TechSperse^™, FR/UV systems).

• The partnership pairs Formerra’s technical support and supply reliability with Techmer PM’s specialized materials and color/additive expertise to help customers launch better products faster.

About Formerra

Formerra is a preeminent distributor of engineered materials, connecting the world’s leading polymer producers with thousands of OEMs and brand owners across healthcare, consumer, industrial, and mobility markets. Powered by technical and commercial expertise, it brings a distinctive combination of portfolio depth, supply chain strength, industry knowledge, service, leading e-commerce capabilities, and ingenuity. The experienced Formerra team helps customers across multiple industries to design, select, process, and develop products in new and better ways – driving improved performance, productivity, reliability, and sustainability. To learn more, visit www.formerra.com.

About Techmer PM

Techmer PM is a leading designer and producer of engineered materials and polymer solutions such as concentrated color or additive masterbatches that provide specific performance and/or functional requirements. The company collaborates with plastics processors, fabricators, designers, specifiers, and brand owners to enhance product function and appearance in numerous end-use markets. Founded in 1981, the company operates plants across North America and has extensive expertise across resin technologies and with virtually every plastic- and fiber-related process, including additive manufacturing, blown film, nonwovens, and injection molding. For more information, visit www.techmerpm.com.

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Formerra has been named distributor for Techmer PM pre-colored compounds, colorants, and additives for a wide range of applications (left). Techmer PM production facility in Clinton, TN (right).

Media contacts

Jackie Morris
Marketing Communications Manager, Formerra
jackie.morris@formerra.com
+1 630-972-3144

Jill Warren
Marketing Communications Manager, Techmer PM
jwarren@techmerpm.com
+1 865-210-4078

SOURCE: Formerra

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / Precoro, the procurement centralization and automation platform, expands its visibility and decision-making capabilities with a fully integrated procurement analytics suite that includes advanced dashboards, the AI Assistant, and Approval SLA. Teams can now run real-time procurement analytics on spend, get instant insights from AI, and keep approvals on schedule, without wasting time on fragmented tools or spreadsheets.

“As purchasing grows more distributed and data-heavy, mid-market teams need the same clarity and discipline large enterprises rely on,” said Andrew Zhyvolovych, CEO of Precoro. “That’s why we continuously enhance Precoro with top-tier features that make visibility, analysis, and timely approvals simple.”

##A Unified Procurement Analytics Layer for Smarter Spend Decisions

Precoro’s dashboards, AI Assistant, and Approval SLA work together to solve three core challenges finance and procurement teams face: fragmented data, manual reporting, and unpredictable approvals.

Procurement analytics dashboards act as the core analytical workspace, providing instant visibility into budgets, spend trends, and supplier activity. KPIs update in real time for each department and location, making it easy to compare performance, spot issues, and visualize procurement’s impact across the organization.

The AI Assistant turns that visibility into actionable insight. It identifies anomalies, explains unusual changes, and highlights patterns that need attention. Instead of digging through multiple reports, users get quick summaries of trends, instant answers to “what happened” and “why,” and a deeper understanding of what drives spend.

The Approval SLA brings even more predictability and discipline to workflows. Clear deadlines for each approval step ensure requestors know when documents will be reviewed, approvers receive timely notifications to stay on track, and teams prevent costly slowdowns or operational disruptions.

##What It Means for Businesses

With the procurement analytics suite now within reach for mid-market companies, they no longer have to guess where funds are allocated or which approvals are holding up operations.

By putting all procurement data in one place and surfacing it through dashboards, AI insights, and approval timelines, teams can:

• Detect overspending before it becomes a problem

• Improve approval predictability and enforce compliance

• Cut hours spent on spreadsheets and manual reporting

• Compare spend patterns across departments, suppliers, and locations

• Make data-backed decisions and scale with confidence

“We’re constantly innovating,” added Zhyvolovych. “Our goal is to equip growing teams with sophisticated tools that make procurement simple and predictable, so they can act confidently and stay on track. Our upcoming updates will further expand procurement analytics, streamline workflows, and connect with key platforms, letting companies scale without procurement slowdowns.”

##About Precoro

Precoro is a procurement centralization and automation platform that gives companies advanced analytics, visibility, control, and confidence in their spend. By unifying procurement data and workflows in one place, Precoro helps organizations build a structured, accountable process that works seamlessly across multiple teams and locations.

Today, over 1,000 companies in 80+ countries rely on Precoro to transform fragmented processes into connected, efficient, and cost-smart procedures with the use of the procurement analytics suite.

To learn more, visit precoro.com.

SOURCE: Maryna Marochko

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Customer Initiates Product Testing with Glass Furnace Receiving First Batch of 5E Boric Acid; Results Expected Before Year-end

HESPERIA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 9, 2025 / 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (“5E” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:FEAM)(ASX:5EA), a U.S. development-stage company focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of refined borates and advanced boron derivative materials, today announced that the major domestic LCD glass manufacturer, to which 5E shipped twenty tons of borates, has commenced testing with 5E’s boric acid being dispatched into the glass furnace.

In October 2025, 5E shipped twenty tons of high-quality boric acid overseas for the customer’s final phase of testing. Previously, the customer had performed a successful laboratory bench testing program where 5E’s boric acid passed all required specifications. Upon the successful bench trial, the customer required 5E to perform a supply-chain trial where two tons of product were shipped in a container across the Pacific Ocean. 5E’s product performed well during the second trial and the successful supply chain trial paved the way for the final tank trial test.

“This final tank trial is a major commercial de-risking milestone for 5E that builds upon the successful supply chain trial from earlier in the year. The twenty tons of boric acid we shipped have now begun testing and the reports have been highly positive with product meeting the customer’s specifications, flowing well into the glass furnace,” said Paul Weibel, Chief Executive Officer of 5E Advanced Materials. “The LCD glass industry has the most rigorous product specifications in the borates market and completing this test positions 5E to advance multi-year supply agreements. 5E has diligently demonstrated our borates meet and exceed the highest specifications and I’m incredibly proud of our team and the capabilities we are demonstrating to the market.”

The borates market is currently dominated by a global oligopoly, and many industrial customers require three vetted and qualified suppliers. In practice, most customers rely on internal waivers to purchase from only two suppliers due to this market concentration. The need for an additional reliable domestic supplier is top of mind for customers. Boron’s recent inclusion on the United States Department of Interior’s 2025 Critical Minerals List, together with the designation of 5E’s facility as Critical Infrastructure, reinforces the strategic importance of 5E’s potential entry into this concentrated market.

About 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEAM)(ASX:5EA) is focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of refined borates and advanced boron materials, complemented by calcium-based co-products, and potentially other by-products such as lithium carbonate. The Company’s mission is to become a supplier of these critical materials to industries addressing global decarbonization, energy independence, food, national security, and the defense sector. The Company believes factors such as government regulation and incentives focused on domestic manufacturing and supply chains and capital investments across industries will drive demand for end-use applications like solar and wind energy infrastructure, neodymium-ferro-boron magnets, defense applications, lithium-ion batteries, and other critical material applications. The business is based on the Company’s large domestic boron resource, which is located in Southern California and designated as Critical Infrastructure by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and with the U.S. Government’s 2025 Critical Minerals List following boron’s inclusion.

Forward Looking Statements
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For further information contact:

Investor Relations
Brett Maas
Hayden IR, LLC
FEAM@haydenir.com
Ph: +1 (480) 861-2425

Media Relations
Paola Ashton
PRA Communications
team@pracommunications.com
Ph: +1 (604) 681-1407

SOURCE: 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.

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