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): February 2, 2018

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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) _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On February 2, 2018, the Board of Directors of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to withdraw its common stock, $1.25 par value per share, from listing and registration on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) and to suspend the Company’s duty to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company also issued a press release on February 2, 2018 announcing this action and explaining the reason for its decision. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Company is not in noncompliance with any rule or standard for continued listing on NASDAQ, and the decision to withdraw its common stock from listing and registration was voluntary.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release issued by TOR Minerals International, Inc. on February 2, 2018.

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: February 2, 2018
Date: February 2, 2018	/s/BARBARA RUSSELL Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer

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