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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</P>
<FONT FACE="Arial Black" SIZE=6 COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Black" SIZE=6 COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2002</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Commission file Number: 0-17321</P>
<FONT FACE="Arial Black" SIZE=6 COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Arial Black" SIZE=6 COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</B></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">74-2081929</B></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of corporation)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">722 Burleson</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Corpus Christi, Texas 78402</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(361) 883-5591</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>
<B><FONT FACE="Arial Black" SIZE=6 COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Registrant files herewith the Exhibit listed in Item 7 below.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">ITEM 7. EXHIBITS</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with 601 of Regulation S-K: 99.1 Press release.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="RIGHT">EXHIBIT</P>
<I><P>&nbsp;</P>
</B></I><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Letter of Intent</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, October 9, 2002 - TOR Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), announces the signing of a Letter of Intent with a major titanium pigment manufacturer that contemplates a contract for the supply of 30,000 metric tons or more per year of synthetic rutile to that corporation's pigment facilities. The synthetic rutile would be produced at TOR's Malaysia Plant and shipped in lots of about 10,000 metric tons. Pricing for the first 10,000 metric ton lot has been agreed on and that lot is scheduled to leave Malaysia in the third quarter of 2003. Richard Bowers, President and CEO of TOR, said that TOR intends to commit the Malaysian production for a five-year period and, in the first year of the contract, to upgrade the plant so as to reduce production costs.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Bowers also stated that the increased production and sale of synthetic rutile would have a favorable impact on both gross revenues and earnings.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This statement includes 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 risks of a general business slow down or recession, raw materials and labor, competition, advances in technology and other factors.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Further Information Contact:</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Richard L. Bowers, President and CEO</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">361/883-5591 Ext. 47</P>
<B><FONT COLOR="#808080"><P ALIGN="CENTER">___________</P>
</FONT><P>SIGNATURES</P>
</B><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>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
<B><FONT COLOR="#808080">_____________________<BR>
</B></FONT>(Registrant)</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>Date: October 15, 2002</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">RICHARD BOWERS</U></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Richard Bowers</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">President and CEO</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>Date: October 15, 2002</TD>
<TD WIDTH="73%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">BARBARA RUSSELL</U></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Barbara Russell, Controller</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): October 9, 2002
Commission file Number: 0-17321
___________
TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
___________
Delaware
74-2081929
(State or other jurisdiction of corporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
722 Burleson
Corpus Christi, Texas 78402
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(361) 883-5591
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
___________
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Registrant files herewith the Exhibit listed in Item 7 below.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with 601 of Regulation S-K: 99.1 Press release.
EXHIBIT
TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL
Letter of Intent
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, October 9, 2002 - TOR Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), announces the signing of a Letter of Intent with a major titanium pigment manufacturer that contemplates a contract for the supply of 30,000 metric tons or more per year of synthetic rutile to that corporation's pigment facilities. The synthetic rutile would be produced at TOR's Malaysia Plant and shipped in lots of about 10,000 metric tons. Pricing for the first 10,000 metric ton lot has been agreed on and that lot is scheduled to leave Malaysia in the third quarter of 2003. Richard Bowers, President and CEO of TOR, said that TOR intends to commit the Malaysian production for a five-year period and, in the first year of the contract, to upgrade the plant so as to reduce production costs.
Bowers also stated that the increased production and sale of synthetic rutile would have a favorable impact on both gross revenues and earnings.
This statement includes 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 risks of a general business slow down or recession, raw materials and labor, competition, advances in technology and other factors.
Further Information Contact:
Richard L. Bowers, President and CEO
361/883-5591 Ext. 47
___________
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: October 15, 2002
RICHARD BOWERS
Richard Bowers
President and CEO
Date: October 15, 2002
BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell, Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)