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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, DC 20549<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2">TOR Minerals International, Inc.<br>
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</b><font size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>



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</b><font size="2">(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></p>



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  </font>
  </b><font size="2">(Commission
  File Number)<br>
  <br>
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  Corpus Christi, Texas<br>
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  </b><font size="2">(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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  78402<br>
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Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>



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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size="2">ITEM
8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Other Events</u>.</font></b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">TOR
Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM), producer of
synthetic TiO2 color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance
mineral fillers, announced today a price increase for all grades of&nbsp; TiO2 color
pigments (Hitox&reg;) sold in North America.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">Effective July 1, 2008 or as permitted by contracts,
prices for all TiO2 color pigment products will increase by up to $0.05 per
pound.&nbsp; This price increase is in addition to price increases that were put
into effect by the company in January of 2008.&nbsp; The company said that the price
increases were to partially offset
the rapid increases in raw materials, energy and transportation costs.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">Headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals
is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty mineral and pigment products
for high performance applications with manufacturing and regional offices
located in the United States, Netherlands and Malaysia.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">This statement provides forward-looking information as
that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
and, therefore, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that the actual results, business conditions, business developments,
losses and contingencies and local and foreign factors will not differ
materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, including market conditions, general economic conditions,
including the present slow down in U.S. construction and the risks of a general
business slow down or recession, the increasing cost of energy, raw materials
and labor, competition, the receptivity of the markets for our anticipated new
products, advances in technology, changes in foreign currency rates, freight
price increase, commodity price increases, delays in delivery of required
equipment and other factors.</font></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.</font></p>



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



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	<font size="2">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Press Release, dated July 2, 2008, announcing the price
  increase for TiO2 color pigments</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)</font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><font size="2">Date: &nbsp;July 2, 2008</font></p>
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	<font size="2">/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL</font></u></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size="2">Barbara Russell<br>
  Acting CFO and Controller</font></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size="2">Press
  Release, dated July 2, 2008, announcing the price increase for TiO2 color
  pigments</font></p>
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Form 8-K, Press Release - Price Increase
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
  2, 2008
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)
74-2081929
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
722 Burleson Street
Corpus Christi, Texas
(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)
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))
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ITEM
8.01
Other Events
.
TOR
Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM), producer of
synthetic TiO2 color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance
mineral fillers, announced today a price increase for all grades of  TiO2 color
pigments (Hitox®) sold in North America.
Effective July 1, 2008 or as permitted by contracts,
prices for all TiO2 color pigment products will increase by up to $0.05 per
pound.  This price increase is in addition to price increases that were put
into effect by the company in January of 2008.  The company said that the price
increases were to partially offset
the rapid increases in raw materials, energy and transportation costs.
Headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals
is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty mineral and pigment products
for high performance applications with manufacturing and regional offices
located in the United States, Netherlands and Malaysia.
This statement provides forward-looking information as
that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
and, therefore, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that the actual results, business conditions, business developments,
losses and contingencies and local and foreign factors will not differ
materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors, including market conditions, general economic conditions,
including the present slow down in U.S. construction and the risks of a general
business slow down or recession, the increasing cost of energy, raw materials
and labor, competition, the receptivity of the markets for our anticipated new
products, advances in technology, changes in foreign currency rates, freight
price increase, commodity price increases, delays in delivery of required
equipment and other factors.
A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
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 transaction
Not applicable
(d)
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1         Press Release, dated July 2, 2008, announcing the price
  increase for TiO2 color pigments
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 2, 2008
/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Acting CFO and Controller
EXHIBIT
  INDEX
Exhibit
  No.
Description
99.1
Press
  Release, dated July 2, 2008, announcing the price increase for TiO2 color
  pigments
2