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	<font size="3">UNITED STATES</font><br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<font size="3"><br>
  Washington, DC 20549<br>
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  FORM 8&#8209;K<br>
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  CURRENT REPORT Pursuant<br>
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
  <br>
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  Date of report (Date of earliest
  event reported):&nbsp; <b>May 6, 2015<br>
  <br>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center'><b>TOR Minerals International,
  Inc.<br>
  </b><font size="3">(Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter)<br>
  <br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center'><b>Delaware<br>
  </b>(State or
  Other Jurisdiction<font size="3"> of Incorporation)<br>
  <br>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center'><b>0-17321<br>
  </b>(Commission
  File Number)<br>
  <br>
  <b>722 Burleson
  Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas<br>
  </b>(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)<br>
  <br>
  </p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center'><b>74-2081929<br>
  </b>(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)<br>
  <br>
  <b><br>
  78402<br>
  </b>(Zip Code)<br>
  <br>
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  </b>(<font size="3">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)<br>
  <br>
  </font><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 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'><b>ITEM
2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION</u></b>.</p>

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<font size="3">On
May 6, 2015, TOR Minerals International (the
&#147;Company&#148;), announced its financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.</font></p>

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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Highlights
for the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014 include:</p>

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 <li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>
	<font size="3">1Q15 revenue decreased 23%
     to $10.1 million</font></li>
 <li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>
	<font size="3">1Q15 net loss of ($190,000)
     versus 1Q14 net income of $707,000</font></li>
 <li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>
	<font size="3">1Q15 diluted loss per share
     of ($0.06) versus 1Q14 net income per share of $0.21</font></li>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>Revenue by Product Group
  (in 000's)</b></p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;1Q14 </b></p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;% Change </b></p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Specialty Aluminas</p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  $</td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4,348 </p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
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  $</td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5,259 </p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
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  background:#C5D9F1;height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>-17%</p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Barium Sulfate and Other
  Products</p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  &nbsp;</td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,469 </p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
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  &nbsp;</td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,461 </p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>0%</p>
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  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>TiO<sub>2</sub> Pigments</p>
  </td>
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  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in' align="right">
  &nbsp;</td>
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  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in' align="right">
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3,298 </p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  &nbsp;</td>
  <td nowrap valign=bottom style='background:#C5D9F1;
  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in' align="right">
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5,412 </p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td nowrap valign=bottom style='background:#C5D9F1;
  height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>-39%</p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>Total</b></p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
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  <b>$</b></td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10,115 </b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
  </td>
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  border-left:medium none;border-bottom:2.25pt double windowtext;border-right:medium none;
  background:white;height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in' align="right">
  <b>$</b></td>
  <td nowrap valign=bottom style='border-top:1.0pt solid windowtext;
  border-left:medium none;border-bottom:2.25pt double windowtext;border-right:medium none;
  background:white;height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in' align="right">
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13,132 </b></p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
  </td>
  <td nowrap valign=bottom style='border-top:1.0pt solid windowtext;
  border-left:medium none;border-bottom:2.25pt double windowtext;border-right:medium none;
  background:white;height:15.9pt; padding-left:.85pt; padding-right:.85pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b>-23%</b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Net
sales decreased 23 percent during the first quarter of 2015, primarily related
to a 39 percent decrease in sales of TiO2 pigments products and a 17 percent
decrease in Specialty alumina sales. The decrease in TiO2 pigment products was
related to a decrease in SR sales and weakness in the global TiO2 market. There
were no sales of SR to third-party customers during the first quarter of 2015,
as compared to third-party SR sales of $1.4 million during the first quarter of
the prior year. &nbsp;The company has historically produced SR as a precursor
feedstock to make its differentiated specialty TiO2 pigment products and only
opportunistically sells SR products to third parties when market conditions are
attractive.&nbsp; The decrease in specialty alumina sales, which includes ALUPREM&reg;,
HALTEX&reg; and OPTILOAD&reg;, was primarily due to a decrease in volume from a large
U.S. customer and, to a lesser extent, from the negative effect on foreign
currency translation.&nbsp; Barium sulfate and other product sales were relatively
flat year over year, as increased volumes were offset by the effect of foreign
currency translation on average selling prices.</p>

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<font size="3">During the first quarter of 2015, gross margin decreased
to 8.8 percent of sales, versus 16.4 percent during the same period a year
ago.&nbsp; More than half of the decrease in gross margin was related to the
negative effect on foreign currency exchange rates.&nbsp; In addition, gross margin
was negatively affected by low levels of plant utilization in the Netherlands
and Malaysian plants, as well as the sell through of high-cost TiO2 inventory.&nbsp;
Operating expenses decreased 4.5 percent to $1.1 million, primarily related to a
reduction in staffing levels.&nbsp; The first quarter net loss was ($190,000), or ($0.06)
per diluted share, as compared to a net income of $707,000, or $0.21, per
share, during the same period a year ago.</font></p>

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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Commenting
on the quarter, Dr. Olaf Karasch, Chief Executive Officer, said, &#147;First
Quarter&#146;s financial comparisons were affected by several factors that made
&#145;apples-to-apples&#146; comparisons difficult.&nbsp; Excluding these factors, our TiO2
business is stabilizing when compared to the preceding fourth quarter of 2014
and we expect unit volume growth in specialty alumina and barium sulfate
products this year.&nbsp; Our profitability may continue to be clouded during the
balance of the year as we work through high-cost TiO2 inventory, and difficult
foreign exchange comparisons.&nbsp; However, our current business plan contemplates
significant improvements in return on equity with faster inventory turns and
refocusing our capital investments in areas that can contribute attractive returns.&nbsp;
Case in point, during the first quarter we spent approximately $1 million as
part of our project to double specialty alumina plant capacity to meet the
anticipated increase in demand over the next 24 months.&#148;</p>

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<font size="3">TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on May 6, 2015,
to further discuss first quarter results. The call will be simultaneously
Webcast, and can be accessed via the News section on the Company's website, </font>www.torminerals.com<font size="3">.&nbsp; Investors and interested parties may participate in
the call by dialing 877-407-8033 and referring to conference ID # 13606246.&nbsp; </font></p>

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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Headquartered
in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals International is a global manufacturer
and marketer of specialty mineral and pigment products for high performance
applications with manufacturing and regional offices located in the United
States, Netherlands and Malaysia. </p>

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<font size="2">This
statement provides 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 present slowdown
in U.S. construction and the risks of a general business slow down or
recession, the increasing co</font>st of energy, raw materials and labor, competition,
the receptivity of the markets for our anticipated new products, advances in
technology, changes in foreign currency rates, freight price increase,
commodity price increases, delays in delivery of required equipment and other
factors. </i></p>

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copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:justify'><b>ITEM 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</u></b></p>

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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>Financial
  Statements of Businesses Acquired.<br>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:right'>(b)</p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>Pro
  Forma Financial Information.<br>
  Not applicable.</p>
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  <u>Number</u></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'><br>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";'>Press
  Release, dated May 6, 2015 announcing the Company&#146;s first<font size="3"> quarter 2015 financial
  results</font></p>
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  <br>
  <br>
  SIGNATURES<br>
  <br>
  <br>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>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.<br>
  <br>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br>
  <b>_____________________<br>
  </b>(Registrant)<br>
  <br>
  <br>
  <br>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Date:&nbsp; May 6, 2015</p>
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  <p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><b><u>/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL</u></b></p>
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Form 8-K
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):
May 6, 2015
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)
722 Burleson
  Street
Corpus Christi, Texas
(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)
74-2081929
(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
78402
(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))
1
ITEM
2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
.
On
May 6, 2015, TOR Minerals International (the
"Company"), announced its financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Highlights
for the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014 include:
1Q15 revenue decreased 23%
     to $10.1 million
1Q15 net loss of ($190,000)
     versus 1Q14 net income of $707,000
1Q15 diluted loss per share
     of ($0.06) versus 1Q14 net income per share of $0.21
Revenue by Product Group
  (in 000's)
1Q15
1Q14
% Change
Specialty Aluminas
$
4,348
$
5,259
-17%
Barium Sulfate and Other
  Products
2,469
2,461
0%
TiO
2
Pigments
3,298
5,412
-39%
Total
$
10,115
$
13,132
-23%
Net
sales decreased 23 percent during the first quarter of 2015, primarily related
to a 39 percent decrease in sales of TiO2 pigments products and a 17 percent
decrease in Specialty alumina sales. The decrease in TiO2 pigment products was
related to a decrease in SR sales and weakness in the global TiO2 market. There
were no sales of SR to third-party customers during the first quarter of 2015,
as compared to third-party SR sales of $1.4 million during the first quarter of
the prior year.  The company has historically produced SR as a precursor
feedstock to make its differentiated specialty TiO2 pigment products and only
opportunistically sells SR products to third parties when market conditions are
attractive.  The decrease in specialty alumina sales, which includes ALUPREM®,
HALTEX® and OPTILOAD®, was primarily due to a decrease in volume from a large
U.S. customer and, to a lesser extent, from the negative effect on foreign
currency translation.  Barium sulfate and other product sales were relatively
flat year over year, as increased volumes were offset by the effect of foreign
currency translation on average selling prices.
During the first quarter of 2015, gross margin decreased
to 8.8 percent of sales, versus 16.4 percent during the same period a year
ago.  More than half of the decrease in gross margin was related to the
negative effect on foreign currency exchange rates.  In addition, gross margin
was negatively affected by low levels of plant utilization in the Netherlands
and Malaysian plants, as well as the sell through of high-cost TiO2 inventory. 
Operating expenses decreased 4.5 percent to $1.1 million, primarily related to a
reduction in staffing levels.  The first quarter net loss was ($190,000), or ($0.06)
per diluted share, as compared to a net income of $707,000, or $0.21, per
share, during the same period a year ago.
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Commenting
on the quarter, Dr. Olaf Karasch, Chief Executive Officer, said, "First
Quarter's financial comparisons were affected by several factors that made
'apples-to-apples' comparisons difficult.  Excluding these factors, our TiO2
business is stabilizing when compared to the preceding fourth quarter of 2014
and we expect unit volume growth in specialty alumina and barium sulfate
products this year.  Our profitability may continue to be clouded during the
balance of the year as we work through high-cost TiO2 inventory, and difficult
foreign exchange comparisons.  However, our current business plan contemplates
significant improvements in return on equity with faster inventory turns and
refocusing our capital investments in areas that can contribute attractive returns. 
Case in point, during the first quarter we spent approximately $1 million as
part of our project to double specialty alumina plant capacity to meet the
anticipated increase in demand over the next 24 months."
TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on May 6, 2015,
to further discuss first quarter results. The call will be simultaneously
Webcast, and can be accessed via the News section on the Company's website,
www.torminerals.com
.  Investors and interested parties may participate in
the call by dialing 877-407-8033 and referring to conference ID # 13606246.
Headquartered
in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals International is a global manufacturer
and marketer of specialty mineral and pigment products for high performance
applications with manufacturing and regional offices located in the United
States, Netherlands and Malaysia.
This
statement provides 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 present slowdown
in U.S. construction and the risks of a general business slow down or
recession, the increasing co
st of energy, raw materials and labor, competition,
the receptivity of the markets for our anticipated new products, advances in
technology, changes in foreign currency rates, freight price increase,
commodity price increases, delays in delivery of required equipment and other
factors.
A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
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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 May 6, 2015 announcing the Company's first
quarter 2015 financial
  results
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:  May 6, 2015
/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press
  Release, dated May 6, 2015 announcing the Company's first
quarter 2015 financial
  results
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