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<p class=MsoTitle><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Washington</b><b>,
 </b><b>DC</b><b> </b><b>20549</b></p>





<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FORM 8&#8209;K</b></p>





<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CURRENT
REPORT Pursuant</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>





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  of report (Date of earliest event reported):</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b>July 8, 2005</b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>TOR
Minerals International, Inc.</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)</p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Delaware</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>74-2081929</b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Commission File
  Number)</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>722
    Burleson Street</b><b><br>
   </b><b>Corpus Christi</b><b>, </b><b>Texas</b></p>
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  78402</b></p>
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  Principal Executive Offices)</p>
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  <td width=319 valign=top style='width:239.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>(361)
883-5591</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)</p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>N/A</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:13.0pt'>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 (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2. below):</p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
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  </td>
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.0pt'>___</p>
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  <td width=601 valign=top style='width:450.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
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  <td width=601 valign=top style='width:450.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:13.0pt'><b>ITEM 2.03.&nbsp; CREATION OF A DIRECT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN </b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:13.0pt'><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>We
entered into a lease agreement schedule (the &#8220;Schedule&#8221;) dated June
22, 2005, effective July 8, 2005, with Banc of America Leasing &amp; Capital,
LLC (&#8220;BALC&#8221;) for equipment related to the HITOX plant
expansion.&nbsp; The amount of the lease, $251,980.76, has a term of 78 months
with equal installments of $3902.82.&nbsp; At the end of the lease term, we can
either:&nbsp; 1) return the equipment; 2) extend the lease for a period to be
agreed upon by us and BALC for an amount equal to the equipment&#8217;s fair
market rental value as determined by BALC; or 3) purchase the equipment at the
then fair market value of the equipment.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The
Schedule contains an early buyout provision that grants us the option of
purchasing the equipment after payment of the 66th installment for $49,287.44.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The
Schedule is part of a master lease agreement entered into with BALC dated
August 9, 2004, effective August 13, 2004 for an amount not to exceed
$1,200,000.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The
Schedule 003 to master lease agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.&nbsp; The master lease was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our
Current Report Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004.</p>



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



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The
following exhibits are furnished in accordance with 601 of Regulation S-B:</p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>10.1</p>
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  <td width=535 valign=top style='width:401.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Schedule
  Number 003 to Master Lease Agreement with BALC, dated June 22, 2005,
  effective July 8, 2005</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>10.2</p>
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  <td width=535 valign=top style='width:401.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Master Lease
  Agreement with BALC, dated August 13, 2004 (incorporated by reference from
  Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2004)</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>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.</p>





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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br>
  <b>_____________________<br>
  </b>(Registrant)</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Date:&nbsp; July
  12, 2005</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u>RICHARD BOWERS</u></p>
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  height:9.9pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Richard Bowers<br>
  President and CEO</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b></p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>10.1</p>
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  <td width=535 valign=top style='width:401.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Schedule
  Number 003 to Master Lease Agreement with BALC, dated June 22, 2005,
  effective July 8, 2005</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>10.2</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Master Lease
  Agreement with BALC, dated August 13, 2004 (incorporated by reference from
  Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2004)</p>
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UNITED STATES
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):
July 8, 2005
TOR
Minerals International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-17321
74-2081929
(Commission File
  Number)
(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
722
    Burleson Street
Corpus Christi
,
Texas
78402
(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)
(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))
ITEM 2.03.  CREATION OF A DIRECT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.
We
entered into a lease agreement schedule (the "Schedule") dated June
22, 2005, effective July 8, 2005, with Banc of America Leasing & Capital,
LLC ("BALC") for equipment related to the HITOX plant
expansion.  The amount of the lease, $251,980.76, has a term of 78 months
with equal installments of $3902.82.  At the end of the lease term, we can
either:  1) return the equipment; 2) extend the lease for a period to be
agreed upon by us and BALC for an amount equal to the equipment's fair
market rental value as determined by BALC; or 3) purchase the equipment at the
then fair market value of the equipment.
The
Schedule contains an early buyout provision that grants us the option of
purchasing the equipment after payment of the 66th installment for $49,287.44.
The
Schedule is part of a master lease agreement entered into with BALC dated
August 9, 2004, effective August 13, 2004 for an amount not to exceed
$1,200,000.
The
Schedule 003 to master lease agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.  The master lease was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our
Current Report Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004.
ITEM
9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are furnished in accordance with 601 of Regulation S-B:
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Schedule
  Number 003 to Master Lease Agreement with BALC, dated June 22, 2005,
  effective July 8, 2005
10.2
Master Lease
  Agreement with BALC, dated August 13, 2004 (incorporated by reference from
  Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2004)
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:  July
  12, 2005
RICHARD BOWERS
Richard Bowers
President and CEO
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Schedule
  Number 003 to Master Lease Agreement with BALC, dated June 22, 2005,
  effective July 8, 2005
10.2
Master Lease
  Agreement with BALC, dated August 13, 2004 (incorporated by reference from
  Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2004)