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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="4">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br>
Washington, DC 20549</b></p>





<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="5">FORM 8&#8209;K</font></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>March
  16, 2009</b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="5">TOR Minerals International, Inc.<br>
</font></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>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<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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  is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
  under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2.
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>ITEM
8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>OTHER EVENTS</u></b>.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>On
March 16, 2009, TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) issued a press
release announcing that it will webcast the Company's fourth quarter and year
end 2008 earnings conference call on Monday, March 30, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, 4:00
p.m. CDT.&nbsp; The call, which will be led by the Company's President and CEO, Olaf Karasch, will be available via the internet at the Company's homepage, www.torminerals.com,
under the &quot;News&quot; section.&nbsp; The conference call may also be accessed via
telephone by dialing 877-407-8033.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.</p>





<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>Financial
  Statements of Businesses Acquired.<br>
  Not applicable.</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Shell
  company transactions.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Not
  applicable.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Exhibits.<br>
  The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item
  601 of Regulation S-K:</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:71.3pt;text-indent:-71.3pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp; 99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release, dated March 16, 2009, announcing the webcasting
  of the Company's fourth quarter and year end 2008 earnings conference call.</p>
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	SIGNATURES<br>
&nbsp;</b></p>

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  <p class=MsoNormal>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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	TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br>
  <b>_____________________<br>
  </b>(Registrant)</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Date: &nbsp;March 16, 2009</p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL</u></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Barbara Russell<br>
  Acting CFO and Controller</p>
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	EXHIBIT INDEX</b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal>Press Release, dated March
  16, 2009, announcing the webcasting of the Company's fourth quarter and year
  end 2008 earnings conference call.</p>
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FORM 8-K - Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Webcast
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):
March
  16, 2009
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
8.01
OTHER EVENTS
.
On
March 16, 2009, TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it will webcast the Company's fourth quarter and year
end 2008 earnings conference call on Monday, March 30, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, 4:00
p.m. CDT.  The call, which will be led by the Company's President and CEO, Olaf Karasch, will be available via the internet at the Company's homepage, www.torminerals.com,
under the "News" section.  The conference call may also be accessed via
telephone by dialing 877-407-8033.
A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a)
Financial
  Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b)
Pro
  Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c)
(d)
Shell
  company transactions.
Not
  applicable.
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item
  601 of Regulation S-K:
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1              Press Release, dated March 16, 2009, announcing the webcasting
  of the Company's fourth quarter and year end 2008 earnings conference call.
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:  March 16, 2009
/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Acting CFO and Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated March
  16, 2009, announcing the webcasting of the Company's fourth quarter and year
  end 2008 earnings conference call.