EXHIBIT 32
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Minerals Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2006 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: August 7, 2006
By: | /s/Paul R. Saueracker | |
| Paul R. Saueracker | ||
| Chairman of the Board; President | ||
| and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: August 7, 2006
By: | /s/John A. Sorel | |
| John A. Sorel | ||
| Senior Vice President-Finance and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (principal financial officer) | ||
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b); is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section; and is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934.
