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<p class=MsoTitle align="center"><b>&nbsp;UNITED STATES</b></p>

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

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1934</b></p>





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  <p class=MsoNormal><b>August
  2, 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>722 Burleson Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas</b></p>
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  78402</b></p>
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  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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<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><b>ITEM 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS </u></b><b><u>AND</u></b><b><u> FINANCIAL CONDITION</u></b><b>.</b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>On August 2, 2005, TOR Minerals International, Inc., or the
Company, issued a press release announcing the financial results for the
quarter ended June 30, 2005.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;
A copy of the press release is also
available on its website at <b>www.torminerals.com</b>, under the News tab.</p>



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

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



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  Not applicable.</p>
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  Not applicable.</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Exhibits.</p>

  <p class=MsoNormal>The
  following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601
  of Regulation S-B:</p>

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  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:71.3pt;text-indent:-71.3pt'>&nbsp;99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release, dated August 2, 2005, announcing the
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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: &nbsp;August 2, 2005</p>
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  <h1 align="center"><font size="4">LAWRENCE W. HAAS</font></h1>
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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>Press Release, dated August
  2, 2005, announcing the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005</p>
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Form 8-K, Second Quarter Earnings 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):
August
  2, 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))
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ITEM 2.02
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
.
On August 2, 2005, TOR Minerals International, Inc., or the
Company, issued a press release announcing the financial results for the
quarter ended June 30, 2005.  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. 
A copy of the press release 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)
Exhibits.
The
  following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601
  of Regulation S-B:
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1                Press Release, dated August 2, 2005, announcing the
  financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 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:  August 2, 2005
LAWRENCE W. HAAS
Lawrence W. Haas
Treasurer and CFO
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated August
  2, 2005, announcing the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
4