1. In the final analysis

   Department Pages: 2 - 2

2. News & update

   Department Pages: 4 - 4

3. Businessline

   Department Pages: 4 - 5

4. Medieval bronzes of the Himalayan Mountain Kingdoms

   • Chandra L. Reedy

   Feature Pages: 6 - 9

5. By all accounts

   Department Pages: 10 - 10

6. A look at the Society of the Plastics Industry

   • Margo Ross

   The Plastic Field Pages: 12 - 12

7. Compounding—The vital value-added mechanism for the U.S. Plastics Industry

   • Peter J. Mooney

   The Plastic Field Pages: 13 - 13

8. Views on the Handbook of Polymer Science and Technology

   • Mark C. Munson
   • George T. Murray
   • K. K. Chawla

   The Plastic Field Pages: 14 - 15

9. Operation desert storm: The end of an era in the composites field?

   • Charles L. Hamermesh

   Feature Pages: 16 - 18

10. Powder metallurgy in aerospace and defense technologies

    • F. H. Froes

    Feature Pages: 20 - 21

11. Global warming and the primary metals industry

    • David Forrest
    • Julian Szekely

    Metals Processing and the Environment Pages: 23 - 30

12. Upcoming editorial topics—JOM

    Also in this Issue Pages: 31 - 31

13. Controlling SO₂ emissions in the roasting of gold concentrate

    • Kafui Nyavor
    • Nosa O. Egiebor

    Metals Processing and the Environment Pages: 32 - 34

14. A rotating disk study of gold dissolution by bromine

    • Batric Pesic
    • Rodney H. Sergent

    Metals Processing and the Environment Pages: 35 - 37

15. 1992 TMS annual meeting registration form

    Also in this Issue Pages: 38 - 38

16. 1992 TMS annual meeting housing form

    Also in this Issue Pages: 39 - 39

17. Metallurgraphics

    Department Pages: 40 - 40

18. TMS news

    Also in this Issue Pages: 41 - 44

19. Alkaline copper-plating process eliminates cyanide and improves product quality

    • Tamara Davidson

    Forum Pages: 46 - 47

20. Letters to the Editor

    • Michael D. Anderson
    • John Desher
    • Albert G. Guy

    Forum Pages: 47 - 48

21. Literature

    Forum Pages: 50 - 52

22. Meetings calendar

    Department Pages: 53 - 57

23. Statement of Ownership

    Also in this Issue Pages: 68 - 68

24. Consultants directory

    Department Pages: 69 - 69

25. Classified

    Department Pages: 70 - 70

26. Retrospect

    • Dennis F. Hasson

    Department Pages: 72 - 72

27. Annual meeting edition

    Also in this Issue Pages: A40 - A41