An acetate tow band comprising standard fibers and identification fibers, wherein the standard fibers comprise cellulose acetate; (a) wherein a portion of the identification fibers comprise 1 to 100, 1 to 50, 1 to 20, or 1 to 10 chemical markers, wherein an amount of each of the chemical markers, based on a weight of the fibers, is defined as a chemical marker amount, wherein at least one of the chemical marker amounts corresponds to a taggant chemical marker amount, and the chemical markers comprise 1 to 50 taggant non-volatile organic compounds comprising lauric acid, palmitic acid, or stearic acid, or 1 to 50 taggant polymeric additives comprising polystyrene having a number or weight average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, and wherein each of the chemical marker amounts ranges from 1 ppb to 10,000 ppm, based on the weight of the fibers, (b) wherein a portion of the identification fibers exhibits at least one distinct feature, wherein the identification fibers comprise one or more groups of distinguishable identification fibers, each group of the distinguishable identification fibers being formed by the identification fibers having the same distinct feature or a same combination of the distinct features, wherein a number of the identification fibers in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers is defined as a fiber count, wherein at least one of the fiber counts corresponds to a taggant fiber count, and (c) wherein (i) the chemical markers, (ii) the taggant chemical marker amounts, (iii) the distinct features in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers, and (iv) the taggant fiber counts are representative of at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band. (a) wherein a portion of the identification fibers comprise 1 to 100, 1 to 50, 1 to 20, or 1 to 10 chemical markers, wherein an amount of each of the chemical markers, based on a weight of the fibers, is defined as a chemical marker amount, wherein at least one of the chemical marker amounts corresponds to a taggant chemical marker amount, and the chemical markers comprise 1 to 50 taggant non-volatile organic compounds comprising lauric acid, palmitic acid, or stearic acid, or 1 to 50 taggant polymeric additives comprising polystyrene having a number or weight average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, and wherein each of the chemical marker amounts ranges from 1 ppb to 10,000 ppm, based on the weight of the fibers, 1 to 50 taggant non-volatile organic compounds comprising lauric acid, palmitic acid, or stearic acid, or 1 to 50 taggant polymeric additives comprising polystyrene having a number or weight average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, and wherein each of the chemical marker amounts ranges from 1 ppb to 10,000 ppm, based on the weight of the fibers, (b) wherein a portion of the identification fibers exhibits at least one distinct feature, wherein the identification fibers comprise one or more groups of distinguishable identification fibers, each group of the distinguishable identification fibers being formed by the identification fibers having the same distinct feature or a same combination of the distinct features, wherein a number of the identification fibers in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers is defined as a fiber count, wherein at least one of the fiber counts corresponds to a taggant fiber count, and (c) wherein (i) the chemical markers, (ii) the taggant chemical marker amounts, (iii) the distinct features in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers, and (iv) the taggant fiber counts are representative of at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band. <EOS>