Exhibit 99.1

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722 Burleson Street      P. O. Box 2544       Phone: 361/883-5591/Ext.47
Corpus Christi           Corpus Christi       Fax: 361/888-8279
Texas 78402              Texas  78403         www.torminerals.com
                                              e-mail: rbowers@torminerals.com


     TOR Minerals Announces Temporary Partial Shutdown of Netherlands Plant

         Corpus  Christi,  Texas,  June 22,  2005 - TOR  Minerals  International
(Nasdaq:  TORM) announced today that a significant  portion of the manufacturing
operations at its Netherlands  facility has been shut down since the second week
of June due to mechanical  difficulties.  The company said that approximately 70
percent of its  manufacturing  capacity  at the  Netherlands  is affected by the
shutdown. Necessary repairs are in process and the plant is expected to be fully
operational by early-to-mid July.

         "This is  disappointing  as we were  operating at near capacity to meet
the strong growth in demand for our ALUPREM(R)  products,"  said Richard Bowers,
president and Chief Executive Officer of TOR Minerals.

         The company said that it is still  determining the full impact that the
Netherlands  facility  suspension will have on second quarter financial results.
However,  it expects  second  quarter 2005 revenue and net income to exceed 2004
second quarter results of net sales of $6,386,000 and net income of $190,000, or
$0.02 per fully diluted share.

         The Company's  HITOX(R)  business at the Corpus  Christi,  TX and Ipoh,
Malaysia locations remains unaffected and continues to operate well.

Based in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOR Minerals is an international manufacturer of
specialty  mineral  products for high performance  applications  with plants 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
risks of a general  business  slow down or  recession,  the  increasing  cost of
energy, raw materials and labor, competition, advances in technology, changes in
foreign  currency rates,  freight price  increases,  commodity price  increases,
delays in delivery of requirement equipment and other factors.



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