TOR Minerals International (TORM) 8-K TOR Minerals International to Report First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

TOR Minerals International to Report First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 22, 2008-- TOR Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM) announced today that it will conduct its first quarter 2008 earnings conference call on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, 4:00 p.m. CDT.  The call will be led by Dr. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, of TOR Minerals.

The call will be available via webcast under the News section of the company's website, http://www.torminerals.com.   Interested parties may also access the conference call via telephone by dialing 877-407-9210.  First quarter 2008 results will be released after the markets close on May 1, 2008.

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.

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