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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">UNITED STATES</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;"><br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">Washington, DC 20549<br>
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	<b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;">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>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest
  event reported):  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">August 4, 2016<br>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">TOR Minerals International,
  Inc.</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter)<br>
  <br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
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  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(State or
  Other Jurisdiction</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">of Incorporation)<br>
  <br>
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  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Commission
  File Number)<br>
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  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">722 Burleson
  Street<br>
  Corpus Christi, Texas<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Address of
  Principal Executive Offices)<br>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">74-2081929<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(IRS Employer
  Identification No.)<br>
  <br>
  </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"><br>
  78402<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Zip Code)<br>
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  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">(Former Name
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  under any of the following provisions (</font><i><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">see </font></i><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">General Instruction A.2.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">ITEM 2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION</font></u></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
August 4, 2016, TOR </font><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Minerals International, Inc. (the
&#8220;Company&#8221;), </font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">announced its financial results for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2016. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Highlights
for the second quarter of 2016 as compared to the second quarter of 2015
include:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<ul type=disc style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;">
 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">2Q16 revenue decreased 1%
     to $9.9 million</font></li>
 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">2Q16 net income of $87,000,
     versus 2Q15 net loss of ($107,000)</font></li>
 <li style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">2Q16 diluted net income per
     share of $0.03, versus 2Q15 net loss per share of ($0.04)</font></li>
</ul>

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  (in 000's)</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 2Q16 </font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 2Q15 </font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> % Change </font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Specialty Aluminas</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> $</font></p>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5,073&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> $</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4,298&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">18%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Barium Sulfate and Other
  Products</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=bottom width=14% style="background:white;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,194&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=bottom width=14% style="background:white;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,394&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="background:white;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=13% style="background:white;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">-8%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">TiO<sub>2</sub> Pigments</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=4% style="background:#c5d9f1;height:15.9pt;padding:0in .85pt 0in .85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,583&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:.7pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,271&nbsp; </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">-21%</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net
sales decreased one percent during the second quarter of 2016, as an 18 percent
increase in specialty alumina sales was offset by a 21 percent decrease in TiO<sub>2</sub>
pigment sales and an eight percent decrease in barium sulfate and other product
sales. The increase in specialty alumina sales, which includes ALUPREM&#174;,
HALTEX&#174; and OPTILOAD&#174;, was due to double-digit volume growth in ALUPREM sales
in both Europe as well as the United States, which was partially offset by
lower average selling price and to a lesser extent by foreign currency exchange
rates.&#160; Continued growth of OPTILOAD/HALTEX sales also contributed to the
year-over-year increase in specialty alumina sales.&#160; Barium sulfate and other
product sales decreased eight percent year-over-year with decreased volume in both
Europe and the United States.&#160; The decrease in TiO<sub>2</sub> pigment sales
was due to lower volume and lower average selling price related to the
continued pricing pressure from Chinese producers.
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<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">During
the second quarter of 2016, gross margin increased to 11.9 percent of sales,
versus 9.6 percent during the same period a year ago.&#160; Gross margin improvement
was related to improved efficiencies and lower raw materials costs, which were
partially offset by lower selling prices.&#160; In addition, the improvement in
gross margin was related to the elimination of idle plant costs at the
Company&#8217;s SR plant in Malaysia.&#160; The company ceased SR production in late 2015,
as management determined that it was more cost effective to continue purchasing
feedstock material for its TiO<sub>2</sub>-based products from alternate
sources than to resume production at its Malaysian facility.</font></p>

<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Operating
expenses during the second quarter of 2016 were $1.1 million, flat in
comparison with the same period last year.&#160; Second quarter net income was
$87,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of ($107,000),
or ($0.04) per share, during the same period a year ago.</font></p>




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<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#8220;Strategic initiatives to divest our SR raw material
productions assets and continued investments in our specialty alumina and
barium sulfate businesses resulted in a return to profitability during the
first half, as well as substantial improvements in our balance sheet.&#160; We improved
our inventory turns from 2.2x to 3.0x, reducing our investment in inventory by
more than 30% year-over-year.&#160; Our cash balance grew by $2.5 million and we
reduced debt levels by $1.3 million during the first half of the year,&#8221; said
Dr. Olaf Karasch, Chief Executive Officer.&#160; &#8220;We have lowered the cost structure
and the required investment in our TiO<sub>2</sub> business to a point where it
is now contributing to profit and returns at current production levels.&#160; We
also expect that several new large-volume specialty alumina applications will
be moving into production during the next year, and put the alumina business
back on a double-digit growth trajectory for 2016 and for several years to
follow.&#160; This Spring we finished the expansion of our alumina production
facility in the Netherlands, which expanded capacity by approximately 50% and
should allow us to meet the expected increase in demand.&#8221;</font></p>

<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on August 4,
2016, to further discuss second quarter results. The call will be
simultaneously Webcast, and can be accessed via the News section on the
Company's website, www.torminerals.com.&#160; Investors and interested parties may
participate in the call by dialing 877-407-8033 and referring to conference ID
# 13641716.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Headquartered
in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals International, Inc 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. </font></p>

<p style="text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><i><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">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 cost 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. </font></i></p>

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copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Press
  Release, dated August 4, 2016 reporting  the Company&#8217;s second quarter</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> 2016 </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">financial
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<br>
  </font></b><b><font color=gray face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">_____________________<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)<br>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:  </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">August 4, 2016</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL</font></u></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Barbara Russell<br>
  Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Press
  Release, dated August 4, 2016 reporting  the Company&#8217;s second quarter</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> 2016 </font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">financial
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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):
August 4, 2016
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):
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  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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  14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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  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
.
On
August 4, 2016, TOR
Minerals International, Inc. (the
"Company"),
announced its financial results for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2016.
Highlights
for the second quarter of 2016 as compared to the second quarter of 2015
include:
2Q16 revenue decreased 1%
     to $9.9 million
2Q16 net income of $87,000,
     versus 2Q15 net loss of ($107,000)
2Q16 diluted net income per
     share of $0.03, versus 2Q15 net loss per share of ($0.04)
Revenue by Product Group
  (in 000's)
2Q16
2Q15
% Change
Specialty Aluminas
$
5,073
$
4,298
18%
Barium Sulfate and Other
  Products
2,194
2,394
-8%
TiO
2
Pigments
2,583
3,271
-21%
Total
$
9,850
$
9,963
-1%
Net
sales decreased one percent during the second quarter of 2016, as an 18 percent
increase in specialty alumina sales was offset by a 21 percent decrease in TiO
2
pigment sales and an eight percent decrease in barium sulfate and other product
sales. The increase in specialty alumina sales, which includes ALUPREM®,
HALTEX® and OPTILOAD®, was due to double-digit volume growth in ALUPREM sales
in both Europe as well as the United States, which was partially offset by
lower average selling price and to a lesser extent by foreign currency exchange
rates.  Continued growth of OPTILOAD/HALTEX sales also contributed to the
year-over-year increase in specialty alumina sales.  Barium sulfate and other
product sales decreased eight percent year-over-year with decreased volume in both
Europe and the United States.  The decrease in TiO
2
pigment sales
was due to lower volume and lower average selling price related to the
continued pricing pressure from Chinese producers.
During
the second quarter of 2016, gross margin increased to 11.9 percent of sales,
versus 9.6 percent during the same period a year ago.  Gross margin improvement
was related to improved efficiencies and lower raw materials costs, which were
partially offset by lower selling prices.  In addition, the improvement in
gross margin was related to the elimination of idle plant costs at the
Company's SR plant in Malaysia.  The company ceased SR production in late 2015,
as management determined that it was more cost effective to continue purchasing
feedstock material for its TiO
2
-based products from alternate
sources than to resume production at its Malaysian facility.
Operating
expenses during the second quarter of 2016 were $1.1 million, flat in
comparison with the same period last year.  Second quarter net income was
$87,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of ($107,000),
or ($0.04) per share, during the same period a year ago.
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"Strategic initiatives to divest our SR raw material
productions assets and continued investments in our specialty alumina and
barium sulfate businesses resulted in a return to profitability during the
first half, as well as substantial improvements in our balance sheet.  We improved
our inventory turns from 2.2x to 3.0x, reducing our investment in inventory by
more than 30% year-over-year.  Our cash balance grew by $2.5 million and we
reduced debt levels by $1.3 million during the first half of the year," said
Dr. Olaf Karasch, Chief Executive Officer.  "We have lowered the cost structure
and the required investment in our TiO
2
business to a point where it
is now contributing to profit and returns at current production levels.  We
also expect that several new large-volume specialty alumina applications will
be moving into production during the next year, and put the alumina business
back on a double-digit growth trajectory for 2016 and for several years to
follow.  This Spring we finished the expansion of our alumina production
facility in the Netherlands, which expanded capacity by approximately 50% and
should allow us to meet the expected increase in demand."
TOR
Minerals will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on August 4,
2016, to further discuss second 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
# 13641716.
Headquartered
in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals International, Inc 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 cost 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 August 4, 2016 reporting  the Company's second quarter
2016
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:
August 4, 2016
/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press
  Release, dated August 4, 2016 reporting  the Company's second quarter
2016
financial
  results
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