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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, DC 20549</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT Pursuant</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=541>
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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">Date of report  <FONT SIZE=3>(Date of earliest event reported)</FONT>:</TD>
<TD WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><P>January 3, 2005</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">TOR Minerals International, Inc.</P>
</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</P>
</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">0-17321</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">74-2081929</B></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">722 Burleson Street<BR>
Corpus Christi, Texas</B></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"><BR>
78402</B></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(361) 883-5591</P>
</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">N/A</P>
</B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">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>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">___</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">___</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">___</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">___</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">ITEM 1.01.  ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">On January 3, 2005, our subsidiary, TOR Processing and Trade, BV (&quot;TP&amp;T&quot;), completed the purchase of a 10,000 square foot warehouse with a loading dock located adjacent to TP&amp;T's existing production facility.  The total acquisition cost of the new facility was Euro 500,716 ($673,919).  The acquisition was funded with a new mortgage loan with Rabobank in the amount of Euro 470,000 ($632,578) and operating cash of Euro 30,716 ($41,341).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The mortgage loan with Rabobank (Euro 470,000) will be repaid over 25 years with interest fixed at 4.672% per year for the first five years.  Thereafter, the rate will change to Rabobank prime plus 1.75%.  Monthly principal and interest payments will commence on February 28, 2005, and will continue through January 31, 2030.  The monthly principal payment will be Euro 1,566 per month.  The mortgage is secured by the land and building purchased on January 3, 2005.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">TP&amp;T currently has a loan agreement with Rabobank, which provides for a credit facility of Euro 710,000 ($955,596 at January 3, 2005), a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 597,138 ($803,688) and a term loan, with a balance of 476,920 ($641,887) at January 3, 2005.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P><DIR>
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<B><P>ITEM 2.03.  CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.</P>

</B><P>See our discussion above with respect to TP&amp;T's entry into a new mortgage loan.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P></DIR>
</DIR>
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</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</B><FONT SIZE=2>
<P 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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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 COLOR="#808080">_____________________<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Date:  January 7, 2005</FONT></TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">RICHARD BOWERS</B></U></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="53%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=13>
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Richard Bowers<BR>
President and CEO</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=13><P></P></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Date:  January 7, 2005</FONT></TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">LAWRENCE W. HAAS</B></U></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="53%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Lawrence W. Haas<BR>
Treasurer and CFO</FONT></TD>
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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)
:
January 3, 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.
On January 3, 2005, our subsidiary, TOR Processing and Trade, BV ("TP&T"), completed the purchase of a 10,000 square foot warehouse with a loading dock located adjacent to TP&T's existing production facility.  The total acquisition cost of the new facility was Euro 500,716 ($673,919).  The acquisition was funded with a new mortgage loan with Rabobank in the amount of Euro 470,000 ($632,578) and operating cash of Euro 30,716 ($41,341).
The mortgage loan with Rabobank (Euro 470,000) will be repaid over 25 years with interest fixed at 4.672% per year for the first five years.  Thereafter, the rate will change to Rabobank prime plus 1.75%.  Monthly principal and interest payments will commence on February 28, 2005, and will continue through January 31, 2030.  The monthly principal payment will be Euro 1,566 per month.  The mortgage is secured by the land and building purchased on January 3, 2005.
TP&T currently has a loan agreement with Rabobank, which provides for a credit facility of Euro 710,000 ($955,596 at January 3, 2005), a mortgage loan, with a loan balance of Euro 597,138 ($803,688) and a term loan, with a balance of 476,920 ($641,887) at January 3, 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 above with respect to TP&T's entry into a new mortgage loan.
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 7, 2005
RICHARD BOWERS
Richard Bowers
President and CEO
Date:  January 7, 2005
LAWRENCE W. HAAS
Lawrence W. Haas
Treasurer and CFO