8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2008

                                  TENNECO INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                                       
          Delaware                        1-12387                 76-0515284
(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer of
      of incorporation                 File Number)             Incorporation
      or organization)                                       Identification No.)



                                                                   
500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS                             60045
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

     On March 10, 2008, Tenneco Inc. announced that it has entered into a
purchase agreement with Delphi Automotive Systems LLC to acquire certain ride
control assets and inventory at Delphi's Kettering, Ohio facility. This purchase
agreement has been filed with the bankruptcy court as part of Delphi's
bankruptcy court proceedings.

     The closing of this purchase is subject to certain closing conditions,
including bankruptcy court approval.

     As part of the purchase agreement, Tenneco would pay approximately $10
million for existing ride control components inventory and approximately $9
million for certain machinery and equipment. Tenneco would also lease a portion
of the Kettering facility from Delphi.

     In connection with the purchase agreement, Tenneco has entered into an
agreement with the International Union of Electrical Workers, which represents
the Delphi workforce at the Kettering plant. The agreement was ratified by the
IUE's rank and file in August 2007.

     Tenneco has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with General
Motors Corporation to continue to supply passenger car shock and strut business
to General Motors from the Kettering facility.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press release issued March 10, 2008




                                   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.

                                        TENNECO INC.


Date: March 12, 2008                    By: /s/ David A.Wardell
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                                            David A. Wardell
                                            Senior Vice President, General
                                            Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

news release                                                      (TENNECO LOGO)

Contacts:   Roni Moore           Leslie Hunziker         Jim Spangler
            Media Relations      Investor Relations      Media Relations
            847 482-5271         847 482-5042            847 224-4813
            rmoore@tenneco.com   lhunziker@tenneco.com   jspangler@tenneco.com

              TENNECO ANNOUNCES POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF DELPHI ASSETS

Lake Forest, Illinois, March 10, 2008 - Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) today announced
that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Delphi Automotive Systems LLC
to acquire certain ride control assets and inventory at Delphi's Kettering, Ohio
facility. This purchase agreement has been filed with the bankruptcy court as
part of Delphi's bankruptcy court proceedings.

The closing of this purchase is subject to certain closing conditions, including
bankruptcy court approval.

As part of the purchase agreement, Tenneco would pay approximately $10 million
for existing ride control components inventory and approximately $9 million for
certain machinery and equipment. Tenneco would also lease a portion of the
Kettering facility from Delphi.

In connection with the purchase agreement, Tenneco has entered into an agreement
with the International Union of Electrical Workers, which represents the Delphi
workforce at the Kettering plant. The agreement was ratified by the IUE's rank
and file in August 2007.

Tenneco has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with General Motors
Corporation to continue to supply passenger car shock and strut business to
General Motors from the Kettering facility.

Tenneco is a $6.2 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake
Forest, Illinois and approximately 21,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of
the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control
and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment
market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the
Monroe(R), Walker(R), Gillet(TM) and Clevite(R)Elastomer brand names.

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