Good morning! The shift to annual reviews of the USMCA trade pact adds more uncertainty that plastics processors really don't need right now, writes editor emeritus Ron Shinn in this month's Talking Points column. The disruption could throttle capital spending and complicate cross-border supply chains, so processors should reach out to their congressional representatives to make their voices heard, he says.

We have personnel moves at Arburg and Zahoransky, new cutting blades from Maag, and from our colleagues at IndustryWeek, a promising new Manufacturing PMI report.

Lynne Sherwin, editor