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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, DC 20549<br>
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<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<br>
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>





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  earliest event reported):</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b>February
  28, 2007</b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>TOR Minerals International, Inc.<br>
</b>(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its Charter)</p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Delaware<br>
</b>(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</p>



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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>0-17321<br>
  </b>(Commission
  File Number)<br>
  <br>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>74-2081929<br>
  </b>(IRS Employer Identification No.)<br>
  <br>
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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'><b>(361) 883-5591<br>
</b>(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</p>



<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>N/A<br>
</b>(Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</p>



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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 style='line-height:13.0pt'>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>ITEM
2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION</u>.</b></p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>TOR
Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide
pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers today
announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006. &nbsp;The
company reported a net income available to common shareholders of $33,000, or
$0.00 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2006 on net sales of
$26,079,000 during 2006.&nbsp; This compares with net income available to common
shareholders of $423,000, or $0.05 per share, on net sales of $32,669,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2005.&nbsp; </p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Net
sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006, were $5,355,000 compared
to $10,086,000 during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.&nbsp; The net loss
available to common shareholders was $275,000, or ($0.04) per diluted share,
for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to a net loss of $2,000, or ($0.00) per
share, for the fourth quarter of 2005.&nbsp; </p>

<p style='text-align:justify'>The decrease in
fourth quarter net sales was a result of several factors.&nbsp; Fourth quarter HITOX<sup>&reg;</sup>
sales declined 23% year-over-year as order rates were lower than normal from
U.S. paint and plastic customers.&nbsp; In addition, HITOX sales comparisons were
made difficult due to stronger than normal purchases during the fourth quarter
of 2005 related to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.&nbsp; Specialty alumina sales
declined 57% during the fourth quarter, primarily as a result of the non
renewal of a single alumina customer contract. Specialty alumina sales for the
quarter exceeded the prior year by 15%, excluding this customer in the
comparison. Finally, the company had no meaningful sales of synthetic rutile
during the fourth quarter, versus approximately $1.8 million in sales during
the same quarter last year.&nbsp; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on February 28,
2007,&nbsp;to further discuss fourth quarter results. The call will be
simultaneously&nbsp;Webcast, and can be accessed&nbsp;via the News section on
the company's website at www.torminerals.com.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>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 www.torminerals.com, under the News tab.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is
provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; 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 exhibit, 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 AND EXHIBITS</u></b></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><u>Number</u>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Description</u></p>

  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.1pt;text-indent:-35.1pt'>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Press Release, dated February 28, 2007, announcing
  the financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.</p>
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<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;February 28, 2007</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>/s/ STEVEN PARKER</u></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Steven Parker<br>
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Press
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  and year ended December 31, 2006.</p>
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8-K, 2006 EOY and Q4 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):
February
  28, 2007
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
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
.
TOR
Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), producer of synthetic titanium dioxide
pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers today
announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The
company reported a net income available to common shareholders of $33,000, or
$0.00 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2006 on net sales of
$26,079,000 during 2006.  This compares with net income available to common
shareholders of $423,000, or $0.05 per share, on net sales of $32,669,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
Net
sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006, were $5,355,000 compared
to $10,086,000 during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.  The net loss
available to common shareholders was $275,000, or ($0.04) per diluted share,
for the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to a net loss of $2,000, or ($0.00) per
share, for the fourth quarter of 2005.
The decrease in
fourth quarter net sales was a result of several factors.  Fourth quarter HITOX
®
sales declined 23% year-over-year as order rates were lower than normal from
U.S. paint and plastic customers.  In addition, HITOX sales comparisons were
made difficult due to stronger than normal purchases during the fourth quarter
of 2005 related to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.  Specialty alumina sales
declined 57% during the fourth quarter, primarily as a result of the non
renewal of a single alumina customer contract. Specialty alumina sales for the
quarter exceeded the prior year by 15%, excluding this customer in the
comparison. Finally, the company had no meaningful sales of synthetic rutile
during the fourth quarter, versus approximately $1.8 million in sales during
the same quarter last year.
TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on February 28,
2007, to further discuss fourth quarter results. The call will be
simultaneously Webcast, and can be accessed via the News section on
the company's website at www.torminerals.com.
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 exhibit, 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 exhibit, 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.
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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)
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 February 28, 2007, announcing
  the financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
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:  February 28, 2007
/s/ STEVEN PARKER
Steven Parker
Treasurer and CFO
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
  No.
Description
99.1
Press
  Release, dated February 28, 2007, announcing the financial results for the quarter
  and year ended December 31, 2006.
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