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<p class=MsoTitle align="center"><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,
DC 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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  <p class=MsoNormal><b>July 19, 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>0-17321</b></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>&nbsp;</b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>722
  Burleson Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas</b></p>
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  78402</b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>(361)
883-5591</b></p>

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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>



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  <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 1.01.&nbsp; ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL
DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Our
subsidiary, TOR Processing and Trade, BV (&#8220;TP&amp;T&#8221;), entered into
a loan agreement on July 19, 2005, with Rabobank in the amount of Euro 500,000
($601,750).&nbsp; The proceeds of the loan will be utilized to fund the balance
of TP&amp;T&#8217;s building expansion.&nbsp; The term loan, which is secured
by TP&amp;T&#8217;s assets, will be repaid over a 10 year period with interest
rates fixed for the first five years at 6.1% per annum.&nbsp; Monthly principal
and interest payments will commence on August 31, 2005, and will continue
through July 31, 2015.&nbsp; The monthly principal payment is Euro 4,167.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>In
addition to the above referenced loan agreement, TP&amp;T currently has loan
agreements with Rabobank for the following: &nbsp;(1) a credit facility of Euro
750,000 ($902,625); (2) a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 467,224 ($562,304);
(3) a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 462,170 ($556,222); and (4) a
term loan, with a balance of Euro 529,542 ($637,304) at July 19, 2005.</p>





<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><b>ITEM 2.03.&nbsp; CREATION OF A DIRECT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF
A REGISTRANT.</b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>See our discussion in Item 1.01 with
respect to TP&amp;T&#8217;s entry into a new term loan.</p>





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



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  <p class=MsoNormal>Pro forma
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  applicable.<br>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Exhibits.</p>
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following exhibit is filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of
Regulation S-B:</p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Description</b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>10.1</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Loan Agreement
  with Rabobank, dated July 13, 2005 and executed July 19, 2005.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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: July 22,
  2005</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>LAWRENCE W. HAAS</u></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Lawrence W. Haas<br>
  Treasurer and CFO</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>Loan Agreement
  with Rabobank, dated July 13, 2005 and executed July 19, 2005.</p>
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TP&T Loan Agreement with Rabobank
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 19, 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 1.01.  ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL
DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Our
subsidiary, TOR Processing and Trade, BV ("TP&T"), entered into
a loan agreement on July 19, 2005, with Rabobank in the amount of Euro 500,000
($601,750).  The proceeds of the loan will be utilized to fund the balance
of TP&T's building expansion.  The term loan, which is secured
by TP&T's assets, will be repaid over a 10 year period with interest
rates fixed for the first five years at 6.1% per annum.  Monthly principal
and interest payments will commence on August 31, 2005, and will continue
through July 31, 2015.  The monthly principal payment is Euro 4,167.
In
addition to the above referenced loan agreement, TP&T currently has loan
agreements with Rabobank for the following:  (1) a credit facility of Euro
750,000 ($902,625); (2) a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 467,224 ($562,304);
(3) a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 462,170 ($556,222); and (4) a
term loan, with a balance of Euro 529,542 ($637,304) at July 19, 2005.
ITEM 2.03.  CREATION OF A DIRECT
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF
A REGISTRANT.
See our discussion in Item 1.01 with
respect to TP&T's entry into a new term loan.
ITEM
9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
EXHIBITS
(a)
Financial
  statements of businesses acquired.
Not
  applicable.
(b)
Pro forma
  financial information.
Not
  applicable.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of
Regulation S-B:
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Loan Agreement
  with Rabobank, dated July 13, 2005 and executed July 19, 2005.
2
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 22,
  2005
LAWRENCE W. HAAS
Lawrence W. Haas
Treasurer and CFO
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Loan Agreement
  with Rabobank, dated July 13, 2005 and executed July 19, 2005.
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