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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):
March
              17, 2006
CTI
                INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
(Exact
                name of registrant as
                specified in its charter)
Illinois
0-23115
36-2848943
(State
                or other jurisdiction
of
                incorporation)
(Commission
File
                Number)
(IRS
                Employer
Identification No.)
22160
                North Pepper Road, Barrington,
                IL
60010
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
              telephone number, including area code:
(847)
              382-1000
N/A
(Former
                name or former address, if
                changed since last report.)
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Item
      No. 1.01 - Entry in to a Material Definitive Agreement
On
      March
      17, 2006, Registrant entered into a Production and Supply Agreement
      ("Agreement") with ITW Spacebag, a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
      ("ITW"), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, Under the
      Agreement, Registrant has agreed to produce and sell to ITW and ITW has agreed
      to purchase from Registrant (i) all of ITW's requirements for film to produce
      certain of ITW's pouches, subject to the film becoming qualified and being
      competitively priced and (ii) all of ITW's requirements for certain of its pouch
      products. The Agreement is for a term commencing on April 1, 2006 and expiring
      on March 31, 2010, although either party may terminate the Agreement upon 18
      months notice.
Item
      No. 9.01 - Exhibit
The
      following exhibit is attached hereto:
Exhibit
              No.
Exhibit
10.1
Production
                  and Supply Agreement
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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.
CTI
              Industries
              Corporation
(Registrant)
Date:
              March 17, 2006
By:
/s/ Stephen
              M. Merrick
Stephen
              M. Merrick
Executive
              Vice
              President
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