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 23, 2008

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)

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ITEM 5.02             DEPARTURE OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER.

On May 23, 2008, TOR Minerals International (the "Company") terminated Steven H. Parker as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Also on May 23, 2008, Barbara Russell was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer.  Ms. Russell, age 55, had served as the Company's Controller since 1999.  Prior to joining the Company in 1997, she was Chief Executive Officer of the South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind. 

A copy of the press release relating to this Item 5.02 Form 8-K is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.  A copy of the press release is also available on the Company's website, www.torminerals.com, under the News tab.

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)	Exhibit Number                  Description     99.1                     Press Release, dated May 27, 2008, announcing the termination of Steven H. Parker as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

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 27, 2008	/s/ OLAF KARASCH
	Olaf Karasch President and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 27, 2008, announcing the termination of Steven H. Parker as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

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EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

TOR Minerals Announces Naming of Acting CFO and Results of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Corpus, Christi, Texas, May 27, 2008 - TOR Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM), producer of synthetic TIO2 color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, announced today the appointment of  Barbara Russell as acting Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.  Ms. Russell replaces Steven H. Parker, who had been Chief Financial Officer since January, 2007.  Ms. Russell has been Controller of TOR Minerals since 1999 and previously served as acting Chief Financial Officer in 2006.

The Company said that it anticipated beginning the search for a new Chief Financial Officer in the very near future.

The company also said that at the Annual Meetings of Shareholders, held May 23, 2008, shareholders ratified the accounting firm of UHY LLP as TOR Minerals Independent Auditors, approved the amendment to the 2000 Incentive Plan and that all seven nominees were elected to the board of directors.

Headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals 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 slow down 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.

Contact for Further Information:
David Mossberg
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(817) 310-0051