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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, DC 20549<br>
<br>
<br>
FORM 8&#8209;K<br>
<br>
<br>
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant<br>
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>





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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size="2">December 28, 2005</font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">TOR Minerals International,
Inc.<br>
</font>
</b><font size="2">(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Delaware<br>
</b>(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)</font></p>



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  </font>
  </b><font size="2">(Commission
  File Number)<br>
  <br>
  <b>722 Burleson Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas<br>
  </b>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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  </font>
  </b><font size="2">(IRS
  Employer Identification No.)<br>
  <br>
  <b><br>
  78402<br>
  </b>(Zip Code)</font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">(361) 883-5591<br>
</font>
</b><font size="2">(Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>N/A<br>
</b>(Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>



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satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>



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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size="2">ITEM
2.02.&nbsp; RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.</font></b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">On
January 3, 2006, TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the &#8220;TOR&#8221; or
&#8220;Company&#8221;) announced that the Engelhard Corporation, a major
alumina customer, has notified the Company that it is not renewing its purchase
order for the Company&#8217;s specialty aluminas in 2006.&nbsp; These purchases
are expected to account for approximately $7,000,000, or 21 percent, of
TOR&#8217;s sales in 2005.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">The
Company is still determining the financial impact.&nbsp; The Company
anticipates a significant impact on earnings in the first half of 2006, with
the full-year impact dependent on the Company&#8217;s ability to expand
existing customer relationships and to gain new customers.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">A copy of the press release relating to this Item 2.02 is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is also available on its website at <b>www.torminerals.com</b>,
under the News tab.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is provided
under Item&nbsp;2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221;
for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filings.</font></p>





<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size="2">ITEM
9.01&nbsp; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </font> </b><font size="2"><b>AND</b></font><b><font size="2"> EXHIBITS</font></b></p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.<br>
  Not applicable.</font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Pro Forma Financial Information.<br>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Exhibits.<br>
  The following exhibit is
  filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-B:<br>
  <br>
  </font>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Press Release,
  dated January 3, 2006 &#8211; TOR Minerals Announces End of Alumina Customer
  Relationship</font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size="2">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br>
  <b>_____________________<br>
  </b>(Registrant)<br>
  <br>
  </font>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Date: &nbsp;January
  3, 2006</font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>
	<font size="2">LAWRENCE W. HAAS<br>
  </font>
  </u></b><font size="2">Lawrence W. Haas
  Treasurer and CFO</font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Press Release,
  dated January 3, 2006 &#8211; TOR Minerals Announces End of Alumina Customer
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8-K, January 3, 2006 Press Release
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report  (Date
  of earliest event reported):
December 28, 2005
TOR Minerals International,
Inc.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-17321
(Commission
  File Number)
722 Burleson Street
Corpus Christi, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
74-2081929
(IRS
  Employer Identification No.)
78402
(Zip Code)
(361) 883-5591
(Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
___
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
___
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
___
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
___
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
1
ITEM
2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On
January 3, 2006, TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the "TOR" or
"Company") announced that the Engelhard Corporation, a major
alumina customer, has notified the Company that it is not renewing its purchase
order for the Company's specialty aluminas in 2006.  These purchases
are expected to account for approximately $7,000,000, or 21 percent, of
TOR's sales in 2005.
The
Company is still determining the financial impact.  The Company
anticipates a significant impact on earnings in the first half of 2006, with
the full-year impact dependent on the Company's ability to expand
existing customer relationships and to gain new customers.
A copy of the press release relating to this Item 2.02 is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is also available on its website at
www.torminerals.com
,
under the News tab.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is provided
under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filings.
ITEM
9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
EXHIBITS
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c)
Shell company transactions.
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is
  filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-B:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release,
  dated January 3, 2006 – TOR Minerals Announces End of Alumina Customer
  Relationship
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
_____________________
(Registrant)
Date:  January
  3, 2006
LAWRENCE W. HAAS
Lawrence W. Haas
  Treasurer and CFO
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release,
  dated January 3, 2006 – TOR Minerals Announces End of Alumina Customer
  Relationship
2