10-Q

United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D. C.  20549 ____________________________ FORM 10-Q ____________________________
(Mark One)
ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013 OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from __________ to __________
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)					74-2081929 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
722 Burleson Street, Corpus Christi, Texas  78402 (Address of principal executive offices)
(361) 883-5591 (Issuer’s telephone number) ____________________________
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Common Stock, $1.25 par value				Shares Outstanding as of August 1, 2013 3,011,686

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Table of Contents
Part I - Financial Information
			Page No.
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
		Condensed Consolidated Income Statements  -- Three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012	3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) -- Three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012	4
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -- June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	5
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -- Six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012	6
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		15
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		26
Part II - Other Information
Item 6.	Exhibits		27
Signatures			27

Forward Looking Information

Certain portions of this report contain forward-looking statements about the business, financial condition and prospects of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (the “Company”).  The actual results of the Company could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in demand for the Company’s products, changes in competition, economic conditions, fluctuations in market price for Titanium dioxide pigments, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, increases in the price of energy and raw materials, such as ilmenite, interest rate fluctuations, changes in the capital markets, changes in tax and other laws and governmental rules and regulations applicable to the Company’s business, and other risks indicated in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, and, in many cases, the Company cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements.  The Company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.  When used in this report, the words “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates” and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
NET SALES	$	10,732	$	14,108	$	22,159	$	26,916
Cost of sales		9,020		10,441		18,953		20,059
GROSS MARGIN		1,712		3,667		3,206		6,857
Technical services and research and development		171		101		324		183
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,247		1,359		2,525		2,583
Loss on disposal of assets		-		-		10		-
OPERATING INCOME		294		2,207		347		4,091
OTHER EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net		(99)		(112)		(183)		(254)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate		20		(20)		(67)		3
Other, net		-		1		12		1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX		215		2,076		109		3,841
Income tax expense		65		517		34		886
NET INCOME	$	150	$	1,559	$	75		2,955
Plus:  6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		-		14		-		36
Income Available to Common Shareholders	$	150	$	1,573	$	75		2,991
Income per common share:
Basic	$	0.05	$	0.56	$	0.03	$	1.14
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.45	$	0.02	$	0.87
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		2,998		2,769		2,992		2,585
Diluted		3,404		3,462		3,196		3,451
See accompanying notes.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
NET INCOME	$	150	$	1,559	$	75	$	2,955
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), net of tax
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax:
Net foreign currency translation adjustment loss		(277)		(926)		(686)		(218)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(277)		(926)		(686)		(218)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	(127)	$	633	$	(611)	$	2,737

See accompanying notes.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	891	$	2,799
Trade accounts receivable, net		5,398		3,972
Inventories, net		25,961		22,895
Other current assets		1,435		1,822
Total current assets		33,685		31,488
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net		23,594		22,933
OTHER ASSETS		24		25
Total Assets	$	57,303	$	54,446
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	5,621	$	4,608
Accrued expenses		1,616		1,864
Notes payable under lines of credit		3,396		2,109
Export credit refinancing facility		1,873		394
Current deferred tax liability		110		173
Current maturities - capital leases		18		33
Current maturities of long-term debt – financial institutions		1,180		1,202
Total current liabilities		13,814		10,383
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities
Capital leases		3		12
Long-term debt – financial institutions		2,063		2,316
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY		977		1,007
Total liabilities		16,857		13,718
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock $1.25 par value: authorized, 6,000 shares; 3,012 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and 2,987 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012		3,765		3,733
Additional paid-in capital		29,314		29,017
Retained earnings		3,344		3,269
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Cumulative translation adjustment		4,023		4,709
Total shareholders' equity		40,446		40,728
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$	57,303	$	54,446
See accompanying notes.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income	$	75	$	2,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		1,533		1,179
Loss on disposal of assets		10		-
Share-based compensation		62		58
Convertible debenture interest expense		-		22
Deferred income taxes		(71)		215
Changes in working capital:
Trade accounts receivables		(1,419)		(2,591)
Inventories		(3,493)		(5,372)
Other current assets		356		(625)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		881		1,542
Net cash used in operating activities		(2,066)		(2,617)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(2,580)		(2,031)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		2		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,578)		(2,031)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from lines of credit		1,337		823
Net proceeds from export credit refinancing facility		1,492		2,303
Net (payments on) proceeds from capital leases		(24)		31
Proceeds from long-term bank debt		276		536
Payments on long-term bank debt		(503)		(399)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of common stock options		267		115
Net cash provided by financing activities		2,845		3,409
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents		(109)		(78)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(1,908)		(1,317)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		2,799		3,381
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	891	$	2,064
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Interest paid	$	157	$	254
Income taxes paid	$	240	$	-
See accompanying notes.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (“TOR”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TOR Processing and Trade, B.V. (“TPT”) and TOR Minerals Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd. (“TMM”),  with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated.  In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented have been made.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2013.  Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2013.

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax benefit of approximately $24,000 and expense of approximately $16,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $2,000 and $4,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $87,000 and $14,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax expense of approximately $287,000 and $583,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $3,000 and $5,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $227,000 and $298,000, respectively.  Taxes are based on an estimated annualized consolidated effective tax rate of 31.2% for the year ended December 31, 2013.

When accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, we evaluate all tax years still subject to potential audit under the applicable state, federal and foreign income tax laws.  We are subject to taxation in the United States, Malaysia and The Netherlands.  Our federal income tax returns in the United States are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012.  Our state returns, which are filed in Texas and Ohio, are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2012.  Our tax returns in various non-U.S. jurisdictions are subject to examination for various tax years ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2012.

As of January 1, 2012, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no change during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  In addition, we did not recognize any interest and penalties in our consolidated financial statements during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  If any interest or penalties related to any income tax liabilities are imposed in future reporting periods, we expect to record both of these items as components of income tax expense.

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On February 5, 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an amendment to the disclosure requirements for reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The new requirements were effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2012. The amendment requires companies to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income to the income statement, including the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. The information must be presented in the financial statements in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. The new accounting guidance also requires the disclosure to be cross referenced to other financial statement disclosures for reclassification items that are not reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. TOR adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of 2013; however, the adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 2. Debt

Long-term Debt – Financial Institutions

Following is a summary of our long-term debt to financial institutions:

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% at June 30, 2013, due January 1, 2016, secured by real estate, leasehold improvements, property, plant and equipment, inventory and accounts receivable of our U.S. operation.	$	1,114	$	1,309
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% at June 30, 2013, due July 1, 2029, secured by TPT's land and office building purchased July 2004.  (€265)		345		363
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% at June 30, 2013, due January 31, 2030, secured by TPT's land and building purchased January 2005.  (€290)		377		395
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% at June 30, 2013, due July 31, 2015, secured by TPT's assets.  (€83)		108		143
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% at June 30, 2013, due July 5, 2014, secured by TPT's assets.  (€218)		283		442
Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% at June 30, 2013, due March 1, 2015, secured by TMM's property, plant and equipment. (RM 3,208)		1,016		866
Total		3,243		3,518
Less current maturities		1,180		1,202
Total long-term debt - financial institutions	$	2,063	$	2,316

Short-term Debt

U.S. Operation

On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with American Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) which established a $1,000,000 line of credit (the “Line”), and on March 1, 2012, the Line was increased from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.  On May 15, 2013, the Company and the Lender entered into the second amendment which extended the maturity date from October 15, 2013 to October 15, 2014 and reduced the minimum interest rate floor from 5.5% to 4.5%.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the amount the Company is entitled to borrow under the Line is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on the loan value of the collateral pledged to the Lender to secure the indebtedness owing to the Lender by the Company.  Amounts advanced under the Line bear interest at a variable rate equal to one percent per annum point above the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate as such prime rate changes from time to time, with a minimum floor rate of 4.50%.  At June 30, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance on the Line of $700,000.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company must maintain a ratio of cash flow to debt service of at least 1.25 to 1.0 measured on a rolling four quarter basis.  At June 30, 2013, the ratio of cash flow to debt service was 2.92 to 1.0.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

European Operation

On March 20, 2007, our subsidiary, TPT, entered into a short-term credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Rabobank which increased TPT’s line of credit from €650,000 to €1,100,000.  The Credit Facility was renewed on January 1, 2010 and has no stated maturity date.  The Credit Facility, which has a variable interest rate of bank prime plus 2.8% (currently at 3.42%), is secured by TPT’s accounts receivable and inventory.  At June 30, 2013, TPT had utilized €794,000 ($1,033,000) of its short-term credit facility.

TPT’s loan agreements covering both the Credit Facility and the term loans include subjective acceleration clauses that allow Rabobank to accelerate payment if, in the judgment of the bank, there are adverse changes in our business.  We believe that such subjective acceleration clauses are customary in the Netherlands for such borrowings.  However, if demand is made by Rabobank, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case the bank could foreclose on the assets of TPT.

Asian Operation

On May 21, 2013, our subsidiary, TMM, amended its banking facility with HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (“HSBC”) to extend the maturity date from April 30, 2013 to April 30, 2014.  The HSBC facility includes the following in Malaysian Ringgits (“RM”):  (1) overdraft of RM 500,000; (2) an import/export line (“ECR”) of RM 6,460,000; and (3) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 5,000,000 ($158,000, $2,044,000 and $1,582,000, respectively).

On April 17, 2013, TMM amended its banking facility with RHB Bank Berhad (“RHB”) to extend the maturity date from March 5, 2013 to March 24, 2014 and grant a multi-trade line of RM 5,000,000 ($1,582,000).  In addition, the RHB facility includes the following:  (1) an overdraft line of credit up to RM 1,000,000; (2) an ECR of RM 9,300,000; (3) a bank guarantee of RM 1,200,000; and (4) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 25,000,000 ($316,000, $2,943,000, $379,000 and $7,913,000, respectively).  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was RM 700,000 ($221,000) at a current interest rate of 4.83% and RM 9,181,000 ($1,442,000) was outstanding on the foreign exchange contract at a current interest rate of 2.80%.

The banking facilities with both HSBC and RHB bear an interest rate on the overdraft facilities at 1.25% over bank prime and the ECR facilities bear interest at 1.0% above the funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad.  The ECR, a government supported financing arrangement specifically for exporters, is used by TMM for short-term financing of up to 180 days against customers’ and inter-company shipments.  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the ECR facilities was RM 5,918,000 ($1,873,000) at a current interest rate of 5.0%.

The borrowings under both the HSBC and the RHB short term credit facilities are subject to certain subjective acceleration covenants based on the judgment of the banks and a demand provision that provide that the banks may demand repayment at any time.  We believe such a demand provision is customary in Malaysia for such facilities.  The loan agreements are secured by TMM’s property, plant and equipment.  However, if demand is made by HSBC or RHB, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case, the lenders could foreclose on the assets of TMM.  The credit facilities prohibit TMM from paying dividends, and the HSBC facility further prohibits loans to related parties without the prior consent of HSBC.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial instruments recorded on a fair value basis as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

		Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Asset (liability)
December 31, 2012
Currency forward contracts	$	(1)	$	-	$	(1)	$	-
June 30, 2013
Currency forward contracts	$	3	$	-	$	3	$	-

Our foreign currency derivative financial instruments mitigate foreign currency exchange risks and include forward contracts.  The forward contracts are marked-to-market at each balance sheet date with any resulting gain or loss recognized in income as part of the gain or loss on foreign currency exchange rate included under “Other Expense” on the Company’s consolidated income statement.  The fair value of the currency forward contracts is determined using Level 2 inputs based on the currency rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.

The fair value of the Company’s debt is based on estimates using standard pricing models and Level 2 inputs, including the Company’s estimated borrowing rate, that take into account the present value of future cash flows as of the consolidated and condensed balance sheet date.  The computation of the fair value of these instruments is performed by the Company.  The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s long-term debt, including current maturities, are summarized below:

		June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
(In thousands)		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion	$	3,243	$	3,160	$	3,518	$	3,455

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated and condensed balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, payables and accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximate fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments.  Accordingly, these items have been excluded from the above table.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 4. Capital Leases

On August 1, 2010, the Company entered into a financial lease agreement with Dell Financial Services for new computer servers.  The cost of the equipment under the capital lease, in the amount of $19,093, is included in the consolidated balance sheets as property, plant and equipment.  Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment at June 30, 2013 was approximately $22,000.  The capital lease is in the amount of $20,698 including interest of $1,605 (implicit interest rate 5.3%).  The lease term is 36 months with equal monthly installments of $575.  The net present value of the lease at June 30, 2013 was $1,000.

On September 4, 2011, TPT entered into a financial lease agreement with Diependael Leasing, BV for equipment related to the production of ALUPREM.  The cost of the equipment under the capital lease, in the amount of €38,360 ($49,906), is included in the consolidated balance sheets as property, plant and equipment.  Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment at June 30, 2013 was approximately €22,000 ($28,622).  The capital lease is in the amount of €41,256 ($53,674) including interest of €2,896 ($3,768) (implicit interest rate 4.786%).  The lease term is 36 months with equal monthly installments of €1,146 ($1,491).  The net present value of the lease at June 30, 2013 was €15,574 ($20,000).

Note 5. Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(in thousands, except per share amounts)		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net Income	$	150	$	1,559	$	75	$	2,955
Numerator for basic earnings per share - income available to common shareholders		150		1,559		75		2,955
Effect of dilutive securities:
6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		-		14		-		36
Numerator for diluted income per share - income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions	$	150	$	1,573	$	75	$	2,991
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per share - weighted-average shares		2,998		2,769		2,992		2,585
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		(1)		40		(1)		39
Detachable warrants		407		461		204		457
6% Convertible Debenture		-		192		-		370
Dilutive potential common shares		406		693		204		866
Denominator for diluted income per share - weighted-average shares and assumed conversions		3,404		3,462		3,196		3,451
Basic income per common share	$	0.05	$	0.56	$	0.03	$	1.14
Diluted income per common share	$	0.04	$	0.45	$	0.02	$	0.87

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, approximately 65,000 and 42,000, respectively, of shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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TOR Minerals International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 6. Segment Information

The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the business of pigment manufacturing and related products in three geographic segments.  All United States manufacturing is done at the facility located in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Foreign manufacturing is done by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, TMM, located in Malaysia, and TPT, located in the Netherlands.  A summary of the Company’s manufacturing operations by geographic area is presented below:

(In thousands)		United States (Corpus Christi)		Europe (TPT)		Asia (TMM)		Inter-Company Eliminations		Consolidated
As of and for the three months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	7,872	$	1,698	$	1,162	$	-	$	10,732
Intercompany sales		-		1,647		3,306		(4,953)		-
Total Net Sales	$	7,872	$	3,345	$	4,468	$	(4,953)	$	10,732
Location profit (loss)	$	(19)	$	46	$	205	$	(82)	$	150
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	8,899	$	1,986	$	3,223	$	-	$	14,108
Intercompany sales		-		1,221		1,677		(2,898)		-
Total Net Sales	$	8,899	$	3,207	$	4,900	$	(2,898)	$	14,108
Location profit	$	703	$	35	$	740	$	81	$	1,559
As of and for the six months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	15,584	$	4,176	$	2,399	$	-	$	22,159
Intercompany sales		56		3,322		5,639		(9,017)		-
Total Net Sales	$	15,640	$	7,498	$	8,038	$	(9,017)	$	22,159
Location profit	$	29	$	265	$	(193)	$	(26)	$	75
Location assets	$	22,655	$	10,747	$	23,901	$	-	$	57,303
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	17,438	$	4,173	$	5,305	$	-	$	26,916
Intercompany sales		41		2,825		5,940		(8,806)		-
Total Net Sales	$	17,479	$	6,998	$	11,245	$	(8,806)	$	26,916
Location profit	$	1,588	$	292	$	1,127	$	(52)	$	2,955
Location assets	$	20,171	$	10,093	$	25,575	$	-	$	55,839

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Product sales of inventory between U.S., European and Asian operations are based on inter-company pricing, which includes an inter-company profit margin.  In the geographic information, the location loss from all locations is reflective of these inter-company prices, as is inventory at the U.S. operation prior to elimination adjustments.  Such presentation is consistent with the internal reporting reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker.  The elimination entries include an adjustment to the cost of sales resulting from the adjustment to ending inventory to eliminate inter-company profit, and the reversal of a similar adjustment from a prior period.  To the extent there are net increases or declines period over period in U.S. inventories that include an inter-company component, the net effect of these adjustments can decrease or increase location profit.

Sales from the subsidiary to the Company and between subsidiaries are based upon profit margins which represent competitive pricing of similar products.  Inter-company sales consisted of SR, HITOX, ALUPREM and TIOPREM.

Note 7. Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded stock-based employee compensation expense of $46,000 and $62,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded stock-based employee compensation expense of $52,000 and $58,000, respectively.  This compensation expense is included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

The Company granted 21,000 options during each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $413,000 of stock-based employee compensation expense related to non-vested awards which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.67 years.

As most options issued under the 2000 Incentive Plan are incentive stock options, the Company does not normally receive significant excess tax benefits relating to the compensation expense recognized on vested options.

Note 8. Inventories

A summary of inventory follows:

(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Raw materials	$	16,120	$	14,002
Work in progress		2,746		2,848
Finished goods		6,253		5,238
Supplies		916		868
Total Inventories		26,035		22,956
Inventory reserve		(74)		(61)
Net Inventories	$	25,961	$	22,895

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Note 9. Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

The Company has exposure to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations, including financial, market, political and economic risks.  The following discussion provides information regarding our exposure to the risks of changing foreign currency exchange rates.  The Company has not entered into foreign currency contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the past, nor do we currently anticipate entering into such contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the future.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
We manage the risk of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily at our Asian Operation, through the use of foreign currency contracts.  Foreign exchange contracts are used to protect the Company from the risk that the eventual cash flows resulting from transactions in foreign currencies, including sales and purchases transacted in a currency other than the functional currency, will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  We report the fair value of the derivatives on our consolidated and condensed balance sheets and changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings in the period of the change.

At June 30, 2013, we marked these contracts to market, recording $3,000 as a current asset on the consolidated and condensed balance sheet.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, we recorded a net gain on these contracts of $3,000 and $24,000, respectively, as a component of our net income.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $6,000 and $13,000, respectively, as a component of our net income.

The following table summarizes the gross fair market value of all derivative instruments, which are not designated as hedging instruments and their location in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

(In thousands)
Asset Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Other Current Assets	$	3	$	-
Liability Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Accrued Expenses	$	-	$	1

The following table summarizes the impact of the Company’s derivatives on the condensed consolidated financial statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

			Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (In thousands)
	Location of Gain		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Derivative	(Loss) on Derivative		June 30,				June 30,
Instrument	Instrument		2013		2012		2013		2012
Foreign Currency    Exchange Contracts	Other Expense:    Gain (loss) on foreign   currency exchange rate	$	3	$	(6)	$	24	$	(13)

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Company Overview

We are a global specialty chemical company engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing mineral products for use as pigments, pigment extenders, engineered fillers and flame retardants used in the manufacture of paints, industrial coatings, plastics, and catalysts applications.  We have operations in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

Our U.S. Operation, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, manufactures HITOX, BARTEX, HALTEX/OPTILOAD and TIOPREM.  The facility is also the global headquarters for the Company.  The Asian Operation, located in Ipoh, Malaysia, manufactures Synthetic Rutile (“SR”), HITOX and TIOPREM and our European Operation, located in Hattem, Netherlands, manufactures ALUPREM.

Operating expenses in the foreign locations are primarily in local currencies.  Accordingly, we have exposure to fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates.  These fluctuations impact the translation of sales, earnings, assets and liabilities from local currency to the U.S. Dollar.

Our business is closely correlated with the construction industry and its demand for materials that use pigments, such as paints and plastics.  This has generally led to higher sales in our second and third quarters due to increases in construction and maintenance during warmer weather.  Also, pigment consumption is closely correlated with general economic conditions.  When the economy is in an expansionary state, there is typically an increase in pigment consumption while a slow down typically results in decreased pigment consumption.  When the construction industry or the economy is in a period of decline, TOR's sales and profit are likely to be adversely affected.

Following are our results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
NET SALES	$	10,732	$	14,108	$	22,159	$	26,916
Cost of sales		9,020		10,441		18,953		20,059
GROSS MARGIN		1,712		3,667		3,206		6,857
Technical services and research and development		171		101		324		183
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,247		1,359		2,525		2,583
Loss on disposal of assets		-		-		10		-
OPERATING INCOME		294		2,207		347		4,091
OTHER EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net		(99)		(112)		(183)		(254)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate		20		(20)		(67)		3
Other, net		-		1		12		1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX		215		2,076		109		3,841
Income tax expense		65		517		34		886
NET INCOME	$	150	$	1,559	$	75	$	2,955
Income per common share:
Basic	$	0.05	$	0.56	$	0.03	$	1.14
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.45	$	0.02	$	0.87

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Results of Operations

Net Sales:  Consolidated net sales for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 decreased approximately $3,376,000, or 24%, and $4,757,000, or 18%, respectively, as compared to the same three and six month periods of 2012 when we experienced increases in our consolidated net sales of 3,619,000, or 35%, and $6,842,000, or 34%, respectively.  The decline in sales for both the three and six month periods is primarily related to a decrease in the sale of our HITOX and SR products, both of which continue to be affected by weakness in the broader market for TiO2. 

Following is a summary of our consolidated products sales for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).  All inter-company sales have been eliminated.

		(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
Product		2013			2012			Variance			2013			2012			Variance
HITOX	$	3,797	36%	$	5,950	42%	$	(2,153)	-36%	$	7,836	35%	$	11,318	42%	$	(3,482)	-31%
ALUPREM		3,137	29%		3,554	25%		(417)	-12%		7,024	32%		7,418	28%		(394)	-5%
BARTEX / BARYPREM		2,160	20%		1,825	13%		335	18%		4,045	18%		3,568	13%		477	13%
HALTEX / OPTILOAD		903	8%		1,024	7%		(121)	-12%		1,750	8%		1,902	7%		(152)	-8%
TIOPREM		567	5%		418	3%		149	36%		1,147	5%		754	3%		393	52%
SYNTHETIC RUTILE		-	0%		1,117	8%		(1,117)	-100%		-	0%		1,548	6%		(1,548)	N/A
OTHER		168	2%		220	2%		(52)	-24%		357	2%		408	1%		(51)	-13%
Total	$	10,732	100%	$	14,108	100%	$	(3,376)	-24%	$	22,159	100%	$	26,916	100%	$	(4,757)	-18%

HITOX sales decreased 36% and 31% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, primarily due to a global weakness in the TiO2 market, resulting in a decrease in volume of 28% for both periods and a decrease in selling price of approximately 8% and 3%, respectively.  This compares to an increase of 27% and 30% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, respectively, primarily related to a global increase in the average selling price of approximately 41% and 42%, respectively.

ALUPREM sales decreased 12% for the three month period ended June 30, 2013 and 5% for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods of 2012, primarily related to a decrease in volume associated with the order patterns of a large U.S. customer and a large European customer.  This compares to an increase of 9% and 16% during the same three and six month periods of 2012, respectively, primarily due to an increase in volume of a significant U.S. customer, which was partially offset by a decrease in volume in European sales as this business was affected by the slowdown in the European economy.

BARTEX/BARYPREM sales increased 18% and 13% during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013.  For the three and six month period, an increase in volume represented approximately 7% for both periods and selling price represented approximately 11% and 6%, respectively, of the overall sales increase.  During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, sales increased approximately 62% and 61%, respectively, primarily due to an increase in volume of approximately 51%.

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 HALTEX/OPTILOAD sales decreased 12% and 8% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2013, volume and selling price decreased approximately 7% and 5%, respectively.  The year to date decline consisted of a decrease in volume and selling price of approximately 7% and 1%, respectively.  This compares to an increase in volume of 19% and 17% for the same three and six month periods of 2012, respectively.

TIOPREM sales increased 36% for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, of which approximately 64% related to an increase in volume which was partially offset by a decrease in selling price of 28%.  Year to date, sales increased approximately 52% of which volume represented approximately 61% which was partially offset by a decrease in selling price of approximately 9%.  The increase in volume for TIOPREM is primarily related to an expanding customer base as this product continues to gain acceptance in the marketplace.  For the same three period of 2012, sales increased 12% primarily related to an increase in selling price of 24% which was partially offset by a decrease in volume of 12%; and for the six month period ended June 30, 2012, sales declined approximately 3%.

Synthetic Rutile (“SR”) sales represented 8% and 6% of the overall sales for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as favorable market trends during 2012 allowed us to sell a significant quantity of SR to new customers; whereas, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, we did not sell any SR to third parties as a result of weak market conditions.

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U.S. Operation

Our U.S. Operation manufactures and sells HITOX, BARTEX, HALTEX/OPTILOAD and TIOPREM to third party customers.  In addition, we purchase ALUPREM and HITOX from our subsidiaries, TPT and TMM, for distribution in the Americas.  Following is a summary of net sales for our U.S. Operation for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands), as well as a summary of the material changes.  All inter-company sales have been eliminated.

		(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
Product		2013			2012			Variance			2013			2012			Variance
HITOX	$	2,420	31%	$	3,606	40%	$	(1,186)	-33%	$	5,020	33%	$	7,002	40%	$	(1,982)	-28%
ALUPREM		2,055	26%		2,326	26%		(271)	-12%		4,244	27%		4,757	27%		(513)	-11%
BARTEX		1,803	23%		1,485	17%		318	21%		3,282	21%		2,924	17%		358	12%
HALTEX / OPTILOAD		903	11%		1,024	12%		(121)	-12%		1,750	11%		1,902	11%		(152)	-8%
TIOPREM		533	7%		272	3%		261	96%		972	6%		483	3%		489	101%
OTHER		158	2%		186	2%		(28)	-15%		316	2%		370	2%		(54)	-15%
Total	$	7,872	100%	$	8,899	100%	$	(1,027)	-12%	$	15,584	100%	$	17,438	100%	$	(1,854)	-11%

HITOX sales decreased 33% for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in volume of approximately 26% and selling price of 7%, respectively, due primarily to a weakening in the global TiO2 market.  This compares to an increase 38% for the three month period ended June 30, 2012, primarily due to an increase in selling price of 39% which was partially offset by a small decrease in volume.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, the decrease in HITOX sales of 28% is primarily related to a decrease in volume of 26% and selling price of 2%.  During the same six month period of 2012, sales increased 44%, primarily due to a tight supply of commodity titanium dioxide, resulting in an increase in selling price which represented 43% of increase for that period.

ALUPREM sales during the second quarter decreased 12% as compared to an increase of 97% during the second quarter of 2012.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, U.S. ALUPREM sales decreased 11% as compared to an increase of 101% during the same six month period of 2012.  The decrease in sales for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 is due to a change in the ordering pattern of a significant U.S. customer.

BARTEX sales in the U.S. increased 21% and 12% the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.  For the second quarter, volume and selling price increased 6% and 15%, respectively; and for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, volume and selling price increased 5% and 7%, respectively.  During the same three and six month periods of 2012, sales increased 62% and 61%, respectively.  For the three and six month periods of 2012, an increase in volume represented approximately 51% of the overall sales increase.

TIOPREM sales in the U.S. increased 96% and 101% the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.  For the second quarter, volume increased 117% and selling price decreased sales 21%; and for the six month period ended June 30, 2012, volume increased 117% and selling price decreased sales 16%.  During the same three and six month periods of 2012, sales increased 15% and 14%, respectively.  For the second quarter of 2012, volume decreased 8% and selling price increased sales 23%; and year to date, volume decreased 14% and selling price increased sales 28%.

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European Operation

Our subsidiary in the Netherlands, TPT, manufactures and sells ALUPREM to third party customers, as well as to our U.S. Operation for distribution to U.S. customers.  In addition, TPT purchases HITOX from TMM for distribution in Europe.  The following table represents TPT’s ALUPREM and HITOX sales (in thousands) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 to third party customers.  All inter-company sales have been eliminated.

		(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
Product		2013			2012			Variance			2013			2012			Variance
ALUPREM	$	1,082	64%	$	1,228	62%	$	(146)	-12%	$	2,780	67%	$	2,661	64%	$	119	4%
HITOX		232	14%		388	20%		(156)	-40%		582	14%		825	20%		(243)	-29%
BARYPREM		357	21%		340	17%		17	5%		763	18%		644	15%		119	18%
TIOPREM		27	1%		30	1%		(3)	-10%		51	1%		43	1%		8	19%
Total	$	1,698	100%	$	1,986	100%	$	(288)	-15%	$	4,176	100%	$	4,173	100%	$	3	0%

ALUPREM sales in Europe decreased 12% for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily relating to a change in selling price which resulted in a reduction of approximately 30% and was partially offset by an increase in volume of 18%.  The decrease in volume is primarily the result of the current European economy.  This compares to a decrease in sales of 35% and 28% for the same three and six month periods of 2012, respectively, which was primarily due to a decrease in volume for the two periods of 30% and 26%, respectively.

HITOX sales in Europe decreased 40% and 29% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, primarily due to the global weakness in the TiO2 market, as well as a weak European economy.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, volume decreased 28% and 27%, respectively, and selling price decreased 12% and 2%, respectively.  This compares to a decrease in sales of 24% and 5% for the same three and six month periods of 2012, respectively, primarily due to a weak European economy.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, volume decreased 29% and 22%, respectively. 

BARYPREM sales in Europe increased 5% for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to an increase in volume of approximately 15%, which was partially offset by a decrease in selling price of 10%.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, sales increased 18% due to an increase in volume and selling price of 14% and 4%, respectively.  This follows significant increases in volume during the same three and six month periods of 2012 as the product gained greater acceptance in the European market.

TIOPREM sales in Europe decreased 10% during the three month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in selling price of 21%, which was partially offset by an increase in volume of 11%.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, sales increased approximately 19%, primarily due to an increase in volume and selling price of 11% and 7%, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, sales decreased 67% and 72%, respectively, primarily due to a decline in volume resulting from a weak European economy. 

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Asian Operation

Our subsidiary in Malaysia, TMM, manufactures and sells HITOX and SR to third party customers, as well as to our U.S. Operation and TPT.  The following table represents TMM’s sales (in thousands) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 to third party customers.  All inter-company sales have been eliminated.

		(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
Product		2013			2012			Variance			2013			2012			Variance
HITOX	$	1,145	98%	$	1,956	61%	$	(811)	-41%	$	2,234	93%	$	3,491	66%	$	(1,257)	-36%
TIOPREM		7	1%		116	3%		(109)	-94%		124	5%		228	4%		(104)	-46%
SYNTHETIC RUTILE		-	0%		1,117	35%		(1,117)	-100%		-	0%		1,548	29%		(1,548)	-100%
OTHER		10	1%		34	1%		(24)	-71%		41	2%		38	1%		3	8%
Total	$	1,162	100%	$	3,223	100%	$	(2,061)	-64%	$	2,399	100%	$	5,305	100%	$	(2,906)	-55%

HITOX sales in Asia decreased 41% and 36% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.  For the second quarter, volume and selling price decreased 32% and 9%, respectively, and for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, volume and selling price decreased 32% and 4%, respectively, due to the weakness in the TiO2 market.  This compares to an increase of 27% and 17% for the same three and six month periods of 2012, respectively, primarily related to an increase in selling price of 49% and 43%, respectively, which was partially offset by a decrease in volume of 22% and 26%.

TIOPREM sales in Asia decreased 94% and 46% during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013.  For the second quarter, volume and selling price decreased 47% and 47%, respectively; and for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, volume decreased approximately 46% and selling price was flat. This compares to an increase of 152% and 1031% during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, respectively.

SR sales represented 35% and 29% of the overall sales for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as favorable market trends during 2012 allowed us to sell a significant quantity of SR to new customers; whereas, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, we did not sell any SR to third parties as a result of weak market conditions.

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Other Consolidated Results

Gross Margin:  The following table represents our net sales, cost of sales and gross margin for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
NET SALES	$	10,732	$	14,108	$	22,159	$	26,916
Cost of sales		9,020		10,441		18,953		20,059
GROSS MARGIN	$	1,712	$	3,667	$	3,206	$	6,857
GROSS MARGIN %		16.0 %		26.0 %		14.5 %		25.5 %

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, gross margin decreased approximately 10% and 11%, respectively.  For the second quarter, the primarily factors influencing the decrease in gross margin include a decrease in selling price of approximately 8% and an increase in the cost of raw materials and energy costs of 7%, which were partially offset by improved operating efficiencies, resulting in an increase in the gross margin of approximately 5%. 

For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, the primarily factors influencing the decrease in gross margin include a decrease in selling price of approximately 5% and an increase in the cost of raw materials of 6%.

Selling, General, Administrative and Expenses (“SG&A”):  SG&A expense decreased approximately 8% during the three month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in selling expense, consulting fees and legal fees of approximately 6%, 4% and 2%, respectively, which was partially offset by registration fees (“REACH”) required by the European government to continue selling our products in Europe of 4%. 

For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, SG&A expenses decreased approximately 2%, primarily due to a decrease in selling expense, consulting fees, legal fees and travel expense of approximately 4%, 2%, 2% and 1%, respectively, which was partially offset by an increase in salaries and REACH fees of 5% and 2%, respectively.

Interest Expense:  Net interest expense for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 decreased approximately $13,000 and $71,000, respectively, as compared to the same periods of 2012, primarily due to a decrease in our long and short-term financing.

Income Taxes:  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax benefit of approximately $24,000 and expense of approximately $16,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $2,000 and $4,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $87,000 and $14,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax expense of approximately $287,000 and $583,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $3,000 and $5,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $227,000 and $298,000, respectively.  Taxes are based on an estimated annualized consolidated effective tax rate of 31.2% for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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Liquidity, Capital Resources and Other Financial Information

Long-term Debt – Financial Institutions

Following is a summary of our long-term debt to financial institutions:

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% at June 30, 2013, due January 1, 2016, secured by real estate, leasehold improvements, property, plant and equipment, inventory and accounts receivable of our U.S. operation.	$	1,114	$	1,309
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% at June 30, 2013, due July 1, 2029, secured by TPT's land and office building purchased July 2004.  (€265)		345		363
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% at June 30, 2013, due January 31, 2030, secured by TPT's land and building purchased January 2005.  (€290)		377		395
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% at June 30, 2013, due July 31, 2015, secured by TPT's assets.  (€83)		108		143
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% at June 30, 2013, due July 5, 2014, secured by TPT's assets.  (€218)		283		442
Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% at June 30, 2013, due March 1, 2015, secured by TMM's property, plant and equipment. (RM 3,208)		1,016		866
Total		3,243		3,518
Less current maturities		1,180		1,202
Total long-term debt - financial institutions	$	2,063	$	2,316

Short-term Debt

U.S. Operation

On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with American Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) which established a $1,000,000 line of credit (the “Line”), and on March 1, 2012, the Line was increased from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.  On May 15, 2013, the Company and the Lender entered into the second amendment which extended the maturity date from October 15, 2013 to October 15, 2014 and reduced the minimum interest rate floor from 5.5% to 4.5%.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the amount the Company is entitled to borrow under the Line is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on the loan value of the collateral pledged to the Lender to secure the indebtedness owing to the Lender by the Company.  Amounts advanced under the Line bear interest at a variable rate equal to one percent per annum point above the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate as such prime rate changes from time to time, with a minimum floor rate of 4.50%.  At June 30, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance on the Line of $700,000.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company must maintain a ratio of cash flow to debt service of at least 1.25 to 1.0 measured on a rolling four quarter basis.  At June 30, 2013, the ratio of cash flow to debt service was 2.92 to 1.0.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

European Operation

On March 20, 2007, our subsidiary, TPT, entered into a short-term credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Rabobank which increased TPT’s line of credit from €650,000 to €1,100,000.  The Credit Facility was renewed on January 1, 2010 and has no stated maturity date.  The Credit Facility, which has a variable interest rate of bank prime plus 2.8% (currently at 3.42%), is secured by TPT’s accounts receivable and inventory.  At June 30, 2013, TPT had utilized €794,000 ($1,033,000) of its short-term credit facility.

TPT’s loan agreements covering both the Credit Facility and the term loans include subjective acceleration clauses that allow Rabobank to accelerate payment if, in the judgment of the bank, there are adverse changes in our business.  We believe that such subjective acceleration clauses are customary in the Netherlands for such borrowings.  However, if demand is made by Rabobank, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case the bank could foreclose on the assets of TPT.

Asian Operation

On May 21, 2013, our subsidiary, TMM, amended its banking facility with HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (“HSBC”) to extend the maturity date from April 30, 2013 to April 30, 2014.  The HSBC facility includes the following in Malaysian Ringgits (“RM”):  (1) overdraft of RM 500,000; (2) an import/export line (“ECR”) of RM 6,460,000; and (3) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 5,000,000 ($158,000, $2,044,000 and $1,582,000, respectively).

On April 17, 2013, TMM amended its banking facility with RHB Bank Berhad (“RHB”) to extend the maturity date from March 5, 2013 to March 24, 2014 and grant a multi-trade line of RM 5,000,000 ($1,582,000).  In addition, the RHB facility includes the following:  (1) an overdraft line of credit up to RM 1,000,000; (2) an ECR of RM 9,300,000; (3) a bank guarantee of RM 1,200,000; and (4) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 25,000,000 ($316,000, $2,943,000, $379,000 and $7,913,000, respectively).  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was RM 700,000 ($221,000) at a current interest rate of 4.83% and RM 9,181,000 ($1,442,000) was outstanding on the foreign exchange contract at a current interest rate of 2.80%.

The banking facilities with both HSBC and RHB bear an interest rate on the overdraft facilities at 1.25% over bank prime and the ECR facilities bear interest at 1.0% above the funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad.  The ECR, a government supported financing arrangement specifically for exporters, is used by TMM for short-term financing of up to 180 days against customers’ and inter-company shipments.  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the ECR facilities was RM 5,918,000 ($1,873,000) at a current interest rate of 5.0%.

The borrowings under both the HSBC and the RHB short term credit facilities are subject to certain subjective acceleration covenants based on the judgment of the banks and a demand provision that provide that the banks may demand repayment at any time.  We believe such a demand provision is customary in Malaysia for such facilities.  The loan agreements are secured by TMM’s property, plant and equipment.  However, if demand is made by HSBC or RHB, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case, the lenders could foreclose on the assets of TMM.  The credit facilities prohibit TMM from paying dividends, and the HSBC facility further prohibits loans to related parties without the prior consent of HSBC.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As noted on the following table, cash and cash equivalents decreased $1,908,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to a decrease of $1,317,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

		(Unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)		2013		2012
Net cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities	$	(2,066)	$	(2,617)
Investing activities		(2,578)		(2,031)
Financing activities		2,845		3,409
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations		(109)		(78)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,908)	$	(1,317)

Operating Activities

Operating activities used $2,066,000 in cash during the first six months of 2013 as compared to using cash of $2,617,000 during the same period of 2012.  Following are the major changes in working capital affecting cash used by operating activities for the six month period ended June 30, 2013:

• Accounts Receivable:  Accounts receivable increased $1,419,000 as compared to an increase of $2,591,000 for the same period in 2012.  The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to stronger sales in the second quarter 2013 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012.  Accounts receivable increased $1,159,000 at the U.S. Operation, $131,000 at TPT and $129,000 at TMM.
• Inventories: Inventories increased $3,493,000 as compared to an increase of $5,372,000 for the same period in 2012.  Inventories at the U.S. Operation increased $2,393,000, primarily related to an increase in finished goods.  TMM’s increased approximately $1,240,000, primarily related to an increase in SR feedstock.  TPT’s decreased approximately $140,000, primarily due to a decrease in raw materials.
• Other Current Assets:  Other current assets decreased $356,000 as compared to an increase of $625,000 for the same period in 2012.  Prepaid expenses at the U.S. Operation increased $121,000, primarily related to the timing of insurance premiums and TPT’s increased $203,000, primarily due to the prepayment of payroll taxes.  TMM’s decreased $680,000, primarily due to the timing of deposits paid on inventory and equipment purchases.
• Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses:  Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $881,000 as compared to an increase of $1,542,000 for the same period in 2012.  Accounts payable and accrued expenses at the U.S. Operation decreased $616,000, primarily related to the timing of raw material purchases; TPT’s increased $193,000, primarily related to capital expenditures; and TMM’s increased $1,304,000, primarily relating to raw materials for the production of SR and capital expenditures.

Investing Activities

We used $2,578,000 of cash in investing activities during the first six months of 2013, primarily for the purchase of fixed assets as compared to $2,031,000 during the same period 2012.  Net investments for each of our three locations are as follows:

• U.S. Operation:  We invested approximately $565,000, primarily related to capital maintenance and production equipment, as compared to $671,000 for the same period in 2012.
• European Operation:  We invested approximately $578,000 at TPT for production equipment, as compared to $742,000 for the same period in 2012.
• Asian Operation:  We invested approximately $1,435,000 at TMM, primarily related to capital improvements in our SR production facility to improve yield and efficiencies, as compared to $618,000 for the same period in 2012.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Financing Activities

Financing activities provided cash of $2,845,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 as compared to $3,409,000 for the same period 2012.  Significant factors relating to financing activities include the following:

• Lines of Credit

U.S. Operation:  Borrowings on our U.S. line of credit increased $700,000 during the first six months of 2013 as compared to $1,000,000 during the same period of 2012.

European Operation:  Borrowings on TPT’s line of credit increased $50,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 as compared to an increase of $334,000 during the same period of 2012.

Asian Operation:  Borrowings on TMM’s line of credit increased $587,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 as compared to a decrease of $511,000 during the same period of 2012.

• Export Credit Refinancing Facility (ECR):  TMM’s borrowing on the ECR increased $1,492,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 for working capital related to the production of SR as compared to an increase of $2,303,000 for the same period in 2012.

• Capital Leases:  Capital leases decreased approximately $24,000 during the first six months of 2013 as compared to an increase of approximately $31,000 for the same period in 2012.

• Long-term Debt: 

U.S. Operation:  Our U.S. long-term debt decreased $195,000 for each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

European Operation:  TPT’s long-term debt decreased $210,000 and $204,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Asian Operation:  TMM’s long-term debt increased $178,000 and $536,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

• Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock:  We received $267,000 from the issuance of common stock during the first six months of 2013 related to the exercise of stock options.  For the same six month period of 2012, we received $115,000 from the issuance of common stock related to the exercise of stock options.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

No material changes have been made to the “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations” noted in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management of the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective (i) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms; and (ii) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

During the last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II  -  Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits

(a)	Exhibits
	Exhibit 10.1	Amendment No. One to Revolving Credit Promissory Note with American Bank, N.A. dated May 15, 2013
	Exhibit 10.2	Amendment No. One Promissory Note with American Bank, dated May 15, 2013
	Exhibit 10.3	Second Amendment to Loan Agreement with American Bank, dated May 15, 2013
	Exhibit 10.4	Extension of Maturity Date with HSBC, dated May 21, 2013
	Exhibit 31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	Exhibit 31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	Exhibit 32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	TOR Minerals International, Inc.
	____________
	(Registrant)
Date:	August 6, 2013	OLAF KARASCH Olaf Karasch President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	August 6, 2013	BARBARA RUSSELL Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 10.1

ALLONGE AND AMENDMENT NO. ONE
TO REVOLVING CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE

MAKER:                                              TOR Minerals International, Inc.

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL SUM:             $2,000,000.00

DATE OF NOTE:                                 February 15, 2012

PAYEE:                                               AMERICAN BANK, N.A.

            This is an amendment and allonge to the Promissory Note described above.  The said Promissory Note is hereby amended as follows:

(1)          Maturity is extended to October 15, 2014.

(2)          The interest rate prior to maturity is amended to be a variable rate which is one percent (1%) per annum ABOVE THE REFERENCE RATE, with such variable rate to change and be adjusted to reflect any change in such Reference Rate at the time of any such change; provided, such variable rate shall never be less than 4.5% per annum nor ever exceed the lesser of: (i) the maximum legal rate which may be lawfully contracted for, charged or received hereon from time to time under applicable law; or (ii) 17.5% per annum.

(3)          Principal shall be due and payable on or before October 15, 2014 (the "maturity date").  Accrued interest shall be due and payable on a monthly basis commencing June 15, 2013, and on the same day of each succeeding month thereafter, and at maturity.

(4)          The loan and Note, as extended, continues to be subject to and governed by a Loan Agreement dated December 30, 2010, as amended.

PAYMENT DEFAULTS/OTHER DEFAULT PROVISIONS:

            (a)  Late Charge for Payment Defaults:  If a regularly scheduled payment due prior to maturity is 10 days or more late, Maker will be charged 5.000% of the regularly scheduled payment.  The late charge shall not apply to payments due at maturity.

            (b)  Annual Interest Rate with Other Default: Maker hereby agrees that, prior to maturity, at the sole option of Payee and upon ten (10) days written notice to Maker, the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note may bear interest at the highest rate permissible under applicable law or 17.50% per annum, whichever is less, during any period(s) in which Maker fails to comply with or to perform any term, obligation, promise or condition, other than a payment default, contained in this Note or any agreement related to and/or securing this Note.  This Paragraph (b) does not apply to payment defaults, such being specifically addressed herein in Paragraph (a) Late Charge for Payment Defaults.

POST MATURITY RATE:

             The Post Maturity Rate on this Note is the maximum rate allowed by applicable law.  Maker will pay interest on all sums due after final maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, at that rate, with the exception of any amounts added to the principal balance of this Note based on Payee's payment of insurance premiums, which will continue to accrue interest at the pre-maturity rate.

            Except as so amended, and as such may have been previously amended, said Promissory Note shall remain in full force and effect.

            EXECUTED effective the 15th day of May, 2013.

NOTICE TO MAKER: THIS LOAN IS PAYABLE IN FULL ON THE MATURITY DATE.  YOU MUST REPAY THE ENTIRE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE LOAN AND UNPAID ACCRUED INTEREST THEN DUE. THE PAYEE IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REFINANCE THE LOAN AT THAT TIME. YOU WILL THEREFORE BE REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENT OUT OF OTHER ASSETS YOU MAY OWN, OR YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND A PAYEE WILLING TO LEND YOU THE MONEY AT PREVAILING MARKET RATES, WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE INTEREST RATE ON THIS LOAN. IF YOU REFINANCE THIS LOAN AT MATURITY, YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY SOME OR ALL CLOSING COSTS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW LOAN EVEN IF YOU OBTAIN REFINANCING FROM THE SAME PAYEE.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

MAKER: TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC		HOLDER: AMERICAN BANK, N.A.
By:	BARBARA RUSSELL	By:	PHILLIP J. RITLEY
	Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer		Phillip J. Ritley Senior Lending Officer

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EXHIBIT 10.2

ALLONGE AND AMENDMENT NO. ONE
TO PROMISSORY NOTE

MAKER:                                              TOR Minerals International, Inc.

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL SUM:          $2,000,000.00

DATE OF NOTE:                                 December 30, 2010

PAYEE:                                               AMERICAN BANK, N.A.

            This is an amendment and allonge to the Promissory Note described above.  The said Promissory Note is hereby amended as follows:

(1)         The unpaid principal balance is $1,147,034.59.

(2)         The interest rate prior to maturity is amended to 5.5% per annum.

(3)         Commencing as of the date of this instrument, this note shall be due and payable in 32 monthly installments, unless sooner paid, the first 31 installments being in the amount of $38,619.59 each, including accrued interest each, and the 32nd  and final installment being in the amount of the balance of principal plus accrued interest then remaining outstanding and unpaid hereon.  The first such installment is due and payable June 1, 2013, and the remaining installments are due and payable in consecutive order on the same day of each and every succeeding month thereafter until all sums hereunder have been paid, the final installment due hereon being due on January 1, 2016 (the "maturity date").  In the event of prepayment, no prepayment of principal shall reduce the amount of installments next coming due, and every prepayment of principal shall be applied in inverse order against the principal last coming due hereunder. 

(4)         The loan and Note, as extended, continues to be subject to and governed by a Loan Agreement dated December 30, 2010, as amended.

PAYMENT DEFAULTS/OTHER DEFAULT PROVISIONS:

            (a)  Late Charge for Payment Defaults:  If a regularly scheduled payment due prior to maturity is 10 days or more late, Maker will be charged 5.000% of the regularly scheduled payment.  The late charge shall not apply to payments due at maturity.

            (b)  Annual Interest Rate with Other Default: Maker hereby agrees that, prior to maturity, at the sole option of Payee and upon ten (10) days written notice to Maker, the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note may bear interest at the highest rate permissible under applicable law or 17.50% per annum, whichever is less, during any period(s) in which Maker fails to comply with or to perform any term, obligation, promise or condition, other than a payment default, contained in this Note or any agreement related to and/or securing this Note.  This Paragraph (b) does not apply to payment defaults, such being specifically addressed herein in Paragraph (a) Late Charge for Payment Defaults.

POST MATURITY RATE:

            The Post Maturity Rate on this Note is the maximum rate allowed by applicable law.  Maker will pay interest on all sums due after final maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, at that rate, with the exception of any amounts added to the principal balance of this Note based on Payee's payment of insurance premiums, which will continue to accrue interest at the pre-maturity rate.

            Except as so amended, and as such may have been previously amended, said Promissory Note shall remain in full force and effect.

            EXECUTED effective the 1st day of May, 2013.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

MAKER: TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC		HOLDER: AMERICAN BANK, N.A.
By:	BARBARA RUSSELL	By:	PHILLIP J. RITLEY
	Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer		Phillip J. Ritley Senior Lending Officer

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EXHIBIT 10.3

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT

            This Second Amendment to Loan Agreement is effective the 15th day of May, 2013, between American Bank, N.A. ("Lender"), and TOR Minerals International, Inc., ("Borrower") and amends that prior Loan Agreement between the parties dated December 30, 2010 (the "Agreement"), as previously amended on February 15, 2012.

            Paragraph 1.03 of Section One is amended to hereafter read as follows:

            1.03 Interest Rate on Line of Credit. All amounts advanced hereunder on the line of credit loan shall bear interest, prior to maturity from the date advanced until repaid, at a variable rate which is to be determined from time to time and which is equal to one percent (1%) per annum above the Wall Street Journal Price Rate as such prime rate changes from time to time, not to ever be less than 4.5% per annum, nor to exceed the legal maximum that may be paid by Borrower, and as otherwise set forth in the said form of Revolving Credit Promissory Note. Matured principal and accrued interest shall bear interest until paid at the rate set forth in said Note, as amended.

            The three subparagraphs identified below in paragraph 5.04 of Section Five are amended to hereafter read as follows:

            a.              Quarterly Financial Statement for Borrower.  Borrower shall furnish to Lender within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a balance sheet and income statement as of the end of such fiscal quarter, all in form and substance and in reasonable detail satisfactory to Lender, such quarterly financial statements being prepared according to GAAP.

            d.              Accounts Receivable Reports.  Within fifteen (15) days following the end of any month in which any funds are advanced on the line of credit, Borrower shall furnish to Lender a listing of all trade accounts receivable from U.S. operations with ageing, such listings to be as of the close of business at the end of such calendar month.  Such listings shall include customer name, address, invoice number, date of invoice and amount owing thereon. Borrower additionally shall provide a borrowing base compliance report outlining the information required by paragraph 3.01 above.  Such report shall be signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower.

            g.         Compliance Certificate.  Borrower shall furnish a certificate signed by its Chief Financial Officer within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, stating that Borrower is in full compliance with all of its obligations under this Agreement and any and all other loan documents relating to the Loans and Notes, and is not in default of any term or provisions hereof or thereof, and demonstrating compliance with all financial ratios and covenants set forth in this Agreement. The certificate of compliance shall accompany the quarterly financial reports.

Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the Loan Agreement, as previously amended, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

            EXECUTED in multiple originals the date first set forth above.

THIS WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE PROMISSORY NOTES, SECURITY AGREEMENTS, GUARANTY AGREEMENTS AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

BORROWER: TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC		LENDER: AMERICAN BANK, N.A.
By:	BARBARA RUSSELL	By:	PHILLIP J. RITLEY
	Barbara Russell Chief Financial Officer		Phillip J. Ritley Senior Lending Officer

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EXHIBIT 10.4

HSBC

21-May-2013

Our Ref: IPH/CMB/LJF/aas

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Tor Minerals (M) Sdn Bhd
4 1/2 Miles, Lahat Road
30200 Ipoh, Perak

Dear Sirs

Banking Facilities
Customer No:  383-136280

We have completed our review of your existing Facilities and are pleased to advise you that we agree to continue providing the Facilities for a further period subject to all the terms and conditions contained in the prior documentation.

The Facilities are subject to review at any time, in any event by April 2014.

The Facilities are subject always to the Bank's customary overriding right of suspension, withdrawal and repayment on demand. The Terms and Conditions may also allow the Bank to cease providing the Facilities to you.

Please send us two signed/certified copies of your next set of audited account or where they are out of date (more than 6 months), updated management accounts are to be submitted before the review date mentioned above. Kindly also note to submit the next set of audited accounts of your holding company, TOR Minerals International before that date.

The continuation of the Facilities are also subject to satisfactory conduct of your current accounts in accordance with guidelines issued by Bank Negara Malaysia and/or policies of the Bank or other financial institutions you have current accounts with from time to time. If there is any breach which may subject any of your current accounts (be it with the Bank or other financial institution) to closure, the Bank shall have the right to recall the Facilities. This is notwithstanding that your current account(s) with the Bank whether held solely or jointly with others are conducted satisfactorily.

The Bank may rely on information furnished by the Credit Bureau established by Bank Negara Malaysia for information whether any of your current accounts have become liable to closure. Reliance by the Bank on such information shall not subject it to any liability to you or other parties should there be inaccuracy in such information unknown to the Bank.

We are pleased to be of assistance to you and look forward to the development of a mutually beneficial and lasting banking relationship. Should you have any query, please do not hesitate to contact our Mr Lim Jit Foo at telephone no. 05-2083846.

Yours faithfully,

LIM JIT FOO
Lim Jit Foo
Relationship Manager
Ipoh

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HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
(Company number 127776-11
138, .lalan Sultan Yussuf, 30000 lpoh, Perak.
Tel 05-241 1022  Fax  05-255 4125

EX-31

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Olaf Karasch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of TOR Minerals International, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2013

/s/ Olaf Karasch

Olaf Karasch
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of TOR Minerals, Inc. ("Registrant") for the quarter ended June 30, 2013  (the "Report") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant hereby certifies, pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ OLAF KARASCH
Olaf Karasch
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 6, 2013

EX-31

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Barbara Russell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of TOR Minerals International, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2013

/s/ Barbara Russell

Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of TOR Minerals, Inc. ("Registrant") for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (the "Report") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant hereby certifies, pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant

/s/ BARBARA RUSSELL
Barbara Russell
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
August 6, 2013

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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt to financial institutions

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% at June 30, 2013, due January 1, 2016, secured by real estate, leasehold improvements, property, plant and equipment, inventory and accounts receivable of our U.S. operation.	$	1,114	$	1,309
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% at June 30, 2013, due July 1, 2029, secured by TPT's land and office building purchased July 2004.  (€265)		345		363
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% at June 30, 2013, due January 31, 2030, secured by TPT's land and building purchased January 2005.  (€290)		377		395
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% at June 30, 2013, due July 31, 2015, secured by TPT's assets.  (€83)		108		143
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% at June 30, 2013, due July 5, 2014, secured by TPT's assets.  (€218)		283		442
Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% at June 30, 2013, due March 1, 2015, secured by TMM's property, plant and eqiupment. (RM 3,208)		1,016		866
Total		3,243		3,518
Less current maturities		1,180		1,202
Total long-term debt - financial institutions	$	2,063	$	2,316

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 891	$ 2,799
Trade accounts receivable, net	5,398	3,972
Inventories, net	25,961	22,895
Other current assets	1,435	1,822
Total current assets	33,685	31,488
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	23,594	22,933
OTHER ASSETS	24	25
Total Assets	57,303	54,446
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	5,621	4,608
Accrued expenses	1,616	1,864
Notes payable under lines of credit	3,396	2,109
Export credit refinancing facility	1,873	394
Current deferred tax liability	110	173
Current maturities - capital leases	18	33
Current maturities of long-term debt - financial institutions	1,180	1,202
Total current liabilities	13,814	10,383
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities
Capital leases	3	12
Long-term debt - financial institutions	2,063	2,316
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY	977	1,007
Total liabilities	16,857	13,718
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock $1.25 par value: authorized, 6,000 shares; 3,012 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and 2,987 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012	3,765	3,733
Additional paid-in capital	29,314	29,017
Retained earnings	3,344	3,269
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Cumulative translation adjustment	4,023	4,709
Total shareholders' equity	40,446	40,728
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 57,303	$ 54,446

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Capital Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Capital Leases

Note 4. Capital Leases

On August 1, 2010, the Company entered into a financial lease agreement with Dell Financial Services for new computer servers.  The cost of the equipment under the capital lease, in the amount of $19,093, is included in the consolidated balance sheets as property, plant and equipment.  Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment at June 30, 2013 was approximately $22,000.  The capital lease is in the amount of $20,698 including interest of $1,605 (implicit interest rate 5.3%).  The lease term is 36 months with equal monthly installments of $575.  The net present value of the lease at June 30, 2013 was $1,000.

On September 4, 2011, TPT entered into a financial lease agreement with Diependael Leasing, BV for equipment related to the production of ALUPREM.  The cost of the equipment under the capital lease, in the amount of €38,360 ($49,906), is included in the consolidated balance sheets as property, plant and equipment.  Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment at June 30, 2013 was approximately €22,000 ($28,622).  The capital lease is in the amount of €41,256 ($53,674) including interest of €2,896 ($3,768) (implicit interest rate 4.786%).  The lease term is 36 months with equal monthly installments of €1,146 ($1,491).  The net present value of the lease at June 30, 2013 was €15,574 ($20,000).

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Debt - Long-term Debt - Financial Institutions (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% due January 1, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% due January 1, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% due July 1, 2029 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% due July 1, 2029 TOR Processing and Trade EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% due July 1, 2029 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% due January 31, 2030 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% due January 31, 2030 TOR Processing and Trade EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% due January 31, 2030 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% due July 31, 2015 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% due July 31, 2015 TOR Processing and Trade EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% due July 31, 2015 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% due July 5, 2014 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% due July 5, 2014 TOR Processing and Trade EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% due July 5, 2014 TOR Processing and Trade USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% due March 1, 2015 TOR Minerals Malaysia USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% due March 1, 2015 TOR Minerals Malaysia MYR	Dec. 31, 2012 Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% due March 1, 2015 TOR Minerals Malaysia USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 3,243	$ 3,518	$ 1,114	$ 1,309	$ 345	€ 265	$ 363	$ 377	€ 290	$ 395	$ 108	€ 83	$ 143	$ 283	€ 218	$ 442	$ 1,016	3,208	$ 866
Less current maturities	1,180	1,202
Total long-term debt and notes payable - financial institutions	$ 2,063	$ 2,316

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of valuation of financial instruments recorded on a fair value basis

		Fair Value Measurments
(In thousands)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Asset (liability)
December 31, 2012
Currency forward contracts	$	(1)	$	-	$	(1)	$	-
June 30, 2013
Currency forward contracts	$	3	$	-	$	3	$	-

Schedule of carrying and estimated fair values of the Company's long-term debt, including current maturities

		June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
(In thousands)		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion	$	3,243	$	3,160	$	3,518	$	3,455

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Inventories - Summary of inventory (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 16,120	$ 14,002
Work in progress	2,746	2,848
Finished goods	6,253	5,238
Supplies	916	868
Total Inventories	26,035	22,956
Inventory reserve	(74)	(61)
Net Inventories	$ 25,961	$ 22,895

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Debt (Detail Textuals 1) (Line of credit, TOR Processing and Trade, Rabobank)	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 20, 2007 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 EUR (€)	Mar. 20, 2007 Original Limit EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum credit facility	€ 1,100,000			€ 650,000
Variable rate basis of credit facility	Bank prime
Variable interest of credit facility	2.80%
Current interest rate		3.42%	3.42%
Amount utilized of short-term credit facility		$ 1,033,000	€ 794,000

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Debt (Detail Textuals) (American Bank, N.A., USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Credit Agreement	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of credit	May 07, 2013 Line of credit	Mar. 01, 2012 Line of credit	Mar. 01, 2012 Line of credit Original Limit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum credit facility				$ 2,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Minimum floor rate for line of credit			4.50%	5.50%
Outstanding balance		$ 700,000
Standard ratio of cash flow to debt service must be maintained by the company	1.25 to 1.0
Ratio of cash flow to debt service maintained by the company	2.92 to 1.0

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Segment Information - Summary of manufacturing operations by geographic area (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 10,732	$ 14,108	$ 22,159	$ 26,916
Location profit	150	1,559	75	2,955
Location assets	57,303	55,839	57,303	55,839	54,446
Customer sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	10,732	14,108	22,159	26,916
Intercompany sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales
Operating Segments | United States (Corpus Christi)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	7,872	8,899	15,640	17,479
Location profit	(19)	703	29	1,588
Location assets	22,655	20,171	22,655	20,171
Operating Segments | United States (Corpus Christi) | Customer sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	7,872	8,899	15,584	17,438
Operating Segments | United States (Corpus Christi) | Intercompany sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales			56	41
Operating Segments | Europe (TPT)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,345	3,207	7,498	6,998
Location profit	46	35	265	292
Location assets	10,747	10,093	10,747	10,093
Operating Segments | Europe (TPT) | Customer sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,698	1,986	4,176	4,173
Operating Segments | Europe (TPT) | Intercompany sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,647	1,221	3,322	2,825
Operating Segments | Asia (TMM)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	4,468	4,900	8,038	11,245
Location profit	205	740	(193)	1,127
Location assets	23,901	25,575	23,901	25,575
Operating Segments | Asia (TMM) | Customer sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,162	3,223	2,399	5,305
Operating Segments | Asia (TMM) | Intercompany sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,306	1,677	5,639	5,940
Inter-Company Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	(4,953)	(2,898)	(9,017)	(8,806)
Location profit	(82)	81	(26)	(52)
Location assets
Inter-Company Eliminations | Customer sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales
Inter-Company Eliminations | Intercompany sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ (4,953)	$ (2,898)	$ (9,017)	$ (8,806)

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Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments - Summary of derivatives on condensed consolidated financial statements of income (Details 1) (Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts, Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate, Not designated as hedging instrument, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate | Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income	$ 3	$ (6)	$ 24	$ (13)

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Capital Leases (Detail Textuals) (Financial lease agreement)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Dell Financial Services USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2010 Dell Financial Services USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Diependael Leasing USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Diependael Leasing EUR (€)	Sep. 04, 2011 Diependael Leasing USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2011 Diependael Leasing EUR (€)
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Cost of the equipment under the capital lease		$ 19,093			$ 49,906	€ 38,360
Accumulated amortization of the leased equipment	22,000		28,622	22,000
Capital lease amount	20,698		53,674	41,256
Interest on capital lease	1,605		3,768	2,896
Implicit interest rate	5.30%		4.786%	4.786%
Lease term	36 months		36 months	36 months
Equal monthly installments	575		1,491	1,146
Net present value of the lease	$ 1,000		$ 20,000	€ 15,574

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Debt - Long-term Debt - Financial Institutions (Parentheticals) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% due January 1, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	5.50%	5.50%
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% due July 1, 2029 | TOR Processing and Trade
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	7.80%	7.80%
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% due January 31, 2030 | TOR Processing and Trade
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	3.30%	3.30%
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% due July 31, 2015 | TOR Processing and Trade
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	4.05%	4.05%
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% due July 5, 2014 | TOR Processing and Trade
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	4.25%	4.25%
Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% due March 1, 2015 | TOR Minerals Malaysia
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on note payable	5.20%	5.20%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income	$ 75	$ 2,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,533	1,179
Loss on disposal of assets	10
Share-based compensation	62	58
Convertible debenture interest expense		22
Deferred income taxes	(71)	215
Changes in working capital:
Trade accounts receivables	(1,419)	(2,591)
Inventories	(3,493)	(5,372)
Other current assets	356	(625)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	881	1,542
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,066)	(2,617)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(2,580)	(2,031)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	2
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,578)	(2,031)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from lines of credit	1,337	823
Net proceeds from export credit refinancing facility	1,492	2,303
Net (payments on) proceeds from capital leases	(24)	31
Proceeds from long-term bank debt	276	536
Payments on long-term bank debt	(503)	(399)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of common stock options	267	115
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,845	3,409
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents	(109)	(78)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,908)	(1,317)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	2,799	3,381
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	891	2,064
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Interest paid	157	254
Income taxes paid	$ 240

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Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 2. Debt

Long-term Debt – Financial Institutions

Following is a summary of our long-term debt to financial institutions:

		(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Fixed Rate term note payable to a U.S. bank, with an interest rate of 5.5% at June 30, 2013, due January 1, 2016, secured by real estate, leasehold improvements, property, plant and equipment, inventory and accounts receivable of our U.S. operation.	$	1,114	$	1,309
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 7.8% at June 30, 2013, due July 1, 2029, secured by TPT's land and office building purchased July 2004.  (€265)		345		363
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 3.3% at June 30, 2013, due January 31, 2030, secured by TPT's land and building purchased January 2005.  (€290)		377		395
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.05% at June 30, 2013, due July 31, 2015, secured by TPT's assets.  (€83)		108		143
Fixed rate Euro term note payable to a Netherlands bank, with an interest rate of 4.25% at June 30, 2013, due July 5, 2014, secured by TPT's assets.  (€218)		283		442
Malaysian Ringgit term note payable to a Malaysian bank, with an interest rate of 5.2% at June 30, 2013, due March 1, 2015, secured by TMM's property, plant and eqiupment. (RM 3,208)		1,016		866
Total		3,243		3,518
Less current maturities		1,180		1,202
Total long-term debt - financial institutions	$	2,063	$	2,316

Short-term Debt

U.S. Operation

On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Agreement”) with American Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) which established a $1,000,000 line of credit (the “Line”), and on March 1, 2012, the Line was increased from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.  On May 7, 2013, the Company and the Lender entered into the second amendment which extended the maturity date from October 15, 2013 to October 15, 2014 and reduced the minimum interest rate floor from 5.5% to 4.5%.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the amount the Company is entitled to borrow under the Line is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on the loan value of the collateral pledged to the Lender to secure the indebtedness owing to the Lender by the Company.  Amounts advanced under the Line bear interest at a variable rate equal to one percent per annum point above the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate as such prime rate changes from time to time, with a minimum floor rate of 4.50%.  At June 30, 2013, the Company had an outstanding balance on the Line of $700,000.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company must maintain a ratio of cash flow to debt service of at least 1.25 to 1.0 measured on a rolling four quarter basis.  At June 30, 2013, the ratio of cash flow to debt service was 2.92 to 1.0.

European Operation

On March 20, 2007, our subsidiary, TPT, entered into a short-term credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Rabobank which increased TPT’s line of credit from €650,000 to €1,100,000.  The Credit Facility was renewed on January 1, 2010 and has no stated maturity date.  The Credit Facility, which has a variable interest rate of bank prime plus 2.8% (currently at 3.42%), is secured by TPT’s accounts receivable and inventory.  At June 30, 2013, TPT had utilized €794,000 ($1,033,000) of its short-term credit facility.

TPT’s loan agreements covering both the Credit Facility and the term loans include subjective acceleration clauses that allow Rabobank to accelerate payment if, in the judgment of the bank, there are adverse changes in our business.  We believe that such subjective acceleration clauses are customary in the Netherlands for such borrowings.  However, if demand is made by Rabobank, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case the bank could foreclose on the assets of TPT.

Asian Operation

On May 21, 2013, our subsidiary, TMM, amended its banking facility with HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (“HSBC”) to extend the maturity date from April 30, 2013 to April 30, 2014.  The HSBC facility includes the following in Malaysian Ringgits (“RM”):  (1) overdraft of RM 500,000; (2) an import/export line (“ECR”) of RM 6,460,000; and (3) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 5,000,000 ($158,000, $2,044,000 and $1,582,000, respectively).

On April 17, 2013, TMM amended its banking facility with RHB Bank Berhad (“RHB”) to extend the maturity date from March 5, 2013 to March 24, 2014 and grant a multi-trade line of RM 5,000,000 ($1,582,000).  In addition, the RHB facility includes the following:  (1) an overdraft line of credit up to RM 1,000,000; (2) an ECR of RM 9,300,000; (3) a bank guarantee of RM 1,200,000; and (4) a foreign exchange contract limit of RM 25,000,000 ($316,000, $2,943,000, $379,000 and $7,913,000, respectively).  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was RM 700,000 ($221,000) at a current interest rate of 4.83% and RM 9,181,000 ($1,442,000) was outstanding on the foreign exchange contract at a current interest rate of 2.80%.

The banking facilities with both HSBC and RHB bear an interest rate on the overdraft facilities at 1.25% over bank prime and the ECR facilities bear interest at 1.0% above the funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad.  The ECR, a government supported financing arrangement specifically for exporters, is used by TMM for short-term financing of up to 180 days against customers’ and inter-company shipments.  At June 30, 2013, the outstanding balance on the ECR facilities was RM 5,918,000 ($1,873,000) at a current interest rate of 5.0%.

The borrowings under both the HSBC and the RHB short term credit facilities are subject to certain subjective acceleration covenants based on the judgment of the banks and a demand provision that provide that the banks may demand repayment at any time.  We believe such a demand provision is customary in Malaysia for such facilities.  The loan agreements are secured by TMM’s property, plant and equipment.  However, if demand is made by HSBC or RHB, we may be unable to refinance the demanded indebtedness, in which case, the lenders could foreclose on the assets of TMM.  The credit facilities prohibit TMM from paying dividends, and the HSBC facility further prohibits loans to related parties without the prior consent of HSBC.

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Note 5. Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(in thousands, except per share amounts)		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net Income	$	150	$	1,559	$	75	$	2,955
Numerator for basic earnings per share - income available to common shareholders		150		1,559		75		2,955
Effect of dilutive securities:
6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		-		14		-		36
Numerator for diluted income per share - income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions	$	150	$	1,573	$	75	$	2,991
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per share - weighted-average shares		2,998		2,769		2,992		2,585
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		(1)		40		(1)		39
Detachable warrants		407		461		204		457
6% Convertible Debenture		-		192		-		370
Dilutive potential common shares		406		693		204		866
Denominator for diluted income per share - weighted-average shares and assumed conversions		3,404		3,462		3,196		3,451
Basic income per common share	$	0.05	$	0.56	$	0.03	$	1.14
Diluted income per common share	$	0.04	$	0.45	$	0.02	$	0.87

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, approximately 65,000 and 42,000, respectively, of shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial instruments recorded on a fair value basis as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

		Fair Value Measurments
(In thousands)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Asset (liability)
December 31, 2012
Currency forward contracts	$	(1)	$	-	$	(1)	$	-
June 30, 2013
Currency forward contracts	$	3	$	-	$	3	$	-

Our foreign currency derivative financial instruments mitigate foreign currency exchange risks and include forward contracts.  The forward contracts are marked-to-market at each balance sheet date with any resulting gain or loss recognized in income as part of the gain or loss on foreign currency exchange rate included under “Other Expense” on the Company’s consolidated income statement.  The fair value of the currency forward contracts is determined using Level 2 inputs based on the currency rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.

The fair value of the Company’s debt is based on estimates using standard pricing models and Level 2 inputs, including the Company’s estimated borrowing rate, that take into account the present value of future cash flows as of the consolidated and condensed balance sheet date.  The computation of the fair value of these instruments is performed by the Company.  The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s long-term debt, including current maturities, are summarized below:

		June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
(In thousands)		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion	$	3,243	$	3,160	$	3,518	$	3,455

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated and condensed balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, payables and accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings approximate fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments.  Accordingly, these items have been excluded from the above table.

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Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments (Details Textuals) (Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts, Not designated as hedging instrument, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Expense: Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Current Assets	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income	$ 3	$ (6)	$ 24	$ (13)
Contract to market recorded as current assets					$ 3

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Debt (Detail Textuals 2) (TOR Minerals Malaysia)			6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of credit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of credit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Overdraft facility	May 21, 2013 Overdraft facility HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Overdraft facility HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Overdraft facility RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Overdraft facility RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") MYR	May 21, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Import/export line ("ECR") RHB Bank Berhad MYR	May 21, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad USD ($)	May 21, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad MYR	Jun. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Foreign exchange contract limit RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Bank guarantee RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Bank guarantee RHB Bank Berhad MYR	Apr. 17, 2013 Multi-Trade Line RHB Bank Berhad USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2013 Multi-Trade Line RHB Bank Berhad MYR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum credit facility				$ 158,000	500,000	$ 316,000	1,000,000			$ 2,044,000	6,460,000	$ 2,943,000	9,300,000	$ 1,582,000	5,000,000			$ 7,913,000	25,000,000	$ 379,000	1,200,000	$ 1,582,000	5,000,000
Outstanding balance	$ 221,000	700,000						$ 1,873,000	5,918,000							$ 1,442,000	9,181,000
Current interest rate	4.83%	4.83%						5.00%	5.00%							2.80%	2.80%
Variable interest of credit facility			1.25%					1.00%	1.00%
Variable rate basis of credit facility			Bank prime					The funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad	The funding rate stipulated by the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Numerator:
Net Income	$ 150	$ 1,559	$ 75	$ 2,955
Numerator for basic earnings per share - income available to common shareholders	150	1,559	75	2,955
Effect of dilutive securities:
6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		14		36
Numerator for diluted income per share - income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions	$ 150	$ 1,573	$ 75	$ 2,991
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per share - weighted-average shares	2,998	2,769	2,992	2,585
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options	(1)	40	(1)	39
Detachable warrants	407	461	204	457
6% Convertible Debenture		192		370
Dilutive potential common shares	406	693	204	866
Denominator for diluted income per share - weighted-average shares and assumed conversions	3,404	3,462	3,196	3,451
Basic income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.56	$ 0.03	$ 1.14
Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.45	$ 0.02	$ 0.87

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Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan (Details Textuals 1) (Stock options, USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock-based employee compensation expense	$ 413,000
Unrecognized compensation cost weighted average recognition period	3 years 8 months 1 day
Number of options granted to purchase shares of common stock	21,000	21,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Statement Of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET INCOME	$ 150	$ 1,559	$ 75	$ 2,955
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax:
Net foreign currency translation adjustment loss	(277)	(926)	(686)	(218)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(277)	(926)	(686)	(218)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$ (127)	$ 633	$ (611)	$ 2,737

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Note 8. Inventories

A summary of inventory follows:

(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Raw materials	$	16,120	$	14,002
Work in progress		2,746		2,848
Finished goods		6,253		5,238
Supplies		916		868
Total Inventories		26,035		22,956
Inventory reserve		(74)		(61)
Net Inventories	$	25,961	$	22,895

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 1.25
Common stock, shares authorized	6,000	6,000
Common stock, shares issued	3,012	2,987
Common stock, shares outstanding	3,012	2,987

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Condensed Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
NET SALES	$ 10,732	$ 14,108	$ 22,159	$ 26,916
Cost of sales	9,020	10,441	18,953	20,059
GROSS MARGIN	1,712	3,667	3,206	6,857
Technical services and research and development	171	101	324	183
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,247	1,359	2,525	2,583
Loss on disposal of assets			10
OPERATING INCOME	294	2,207	347	4,091
OTHER EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	(99)	(112)	(183)	(254)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange rate	20	(20)	(67)	3
Other, net		1	12	1
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	215	2,076	109	3,841
Income tax expense	65	517	34	886
NET INCOME	150	1,559	75	2,955
Plus: 6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		14		36
Income Available to Common Shareholders	$ 150	$ 1,573	$ 75	$ 2,991
Income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.56	$ 0.03	$ 1.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.45	$ 0.02	$ 0.87
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	2,998	2,769	2,992	2,585
Diluted (in shares)	3,404	3,462	3,196	3,451

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Fair Value Measurements - Financial assets and financial liabilities (Details) (Fair value measurements, recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)	$ 3
Liability for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)		(1)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1)
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)
Liability for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)	3
Liability for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)		(1)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)
Liability for foreign currency derivative financial instruments (including forward contracts)

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Accounting Policies (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Federal income tax benefit (expense)	$ 24,000	$ (287,000)	$ (16,000)	$ (583,000)
State income tax expense	(2,000)	(3,000)	(4,000)	(5,000)
Foreign tax expense	$ (87,000)	$ (227,000)	$ (14,000)	$ (298,000)
Estimated annualized consolidated effective tax rate for year 2013			31.20%

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Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments - Gross fair market value of derivative not designated as hedging instruments and location in Balance Sheet (Details) (Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts, Not designated as hedging instrument, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, Fair value gross asset	$ 3
Accrued Expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, Fair value gross liability		$ 1

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Segment Information (Detail Textuals)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of geographic segments	3

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Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan (Detail Textuals) (Selling, general and administrative expenses, USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based employee compensation expense	$ 46,000	$ 52,000	$ 62,000	$ 58,000

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Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan

Note 7. Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plan

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded stock-based employee compensation expense of $46,000 and $62,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded stock-based employee compensation expense of $52,000 and $58,000, respectively.  This compensation expense is included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

The Company granted 21,000 options during each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $413,000 of stock-based employee compensation expense related to non-vested awards which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.67 years.

As most options issued under the 2000 Incentive Plan are incentive stock options, the Company does not normally receive significant excess tax benefits relating to the compensation expense recognized on vested options.

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Fair Value Measurements - Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of long term debt, including current maturities (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion	$ 3,243	$ 3,518
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion	$ 3,160	$ 3,455

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Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (“TOR”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TOR Processing and Trade, B.V. (“TPT”) and TOR Minerals Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd. (“TMM”),  with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated.  In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented have been made.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2013.  Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2013.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax benefit of approximately $24,000 and expense of approximately $16,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $2,000 and $4,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $87,000 and $14,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax expense of approximately $287,000 and $583,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $3,000 and $5,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $227,000 and $298,000, respectively.  Taxes are based on an estimated annualized consolidated effective tax rate of 31.2% for the year ended December 31, 2013.

When accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, we evaluate all tax years still subject to potential audit under the applicable state, federal and foreign income tax laws.  We are subject to taxation in the United States, Malaysia and The Netherlands.  Our federal income tax returns in the United States are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012.  Our state returns, which are filed in Texas and Ohio, are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2012.  Our tax returns in various non-U.S. jurisdictions are subject to examination for various tax years ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2012.

As of January 1, 2012, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no change during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  In addition, we did not recognize any interest and penalties in our consolidated financial statements during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  If any interest or penalties related to any income tax liabilities are imposed in future reporting periods, we expect to record both of these items as components of income tax expense.

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On February 5, 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an amendment to the disclosure requirements for reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The new requirements were effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2012. The amendment requires companies to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income to the income statement, including the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. The information must be presented in the financial statements in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. The new accounting guidance also requires the disclosure to be cross referenced to other financial statement disclosures for reclassification items that are not reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. TOR adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of 2013; however, the adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 6. Segment Information

The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the business of pigment manufacturing and related products in three geographic segments.  All United States manufacturing is done at the facility located in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Foreign manufacturing is done by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, TMM, located in Malaysia, and TPT, located in the Netherlands.  A summary of the Company’s manufacturing operations by geographic area is presented below:

(In thousands)		United States (Corpus Christi)		Europe (TPT)		Asia (TMM)		Inter-Company Eliminations		Consolidated
As of and for the three months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	7,872	$	1,698	$	1,162	$	-	$	10,732
Intercompany sales		-		1,647		3,306		(4,953)		-
Total Net Sales	$	7,872	$	3,345	$	4,468	$	(4,953)	$	10,732
Location profit (loss)	$	(19)	$	46	$	205	$	(82)	$	150
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	8,899	$	1,986	$	3,223	$	-	$	14,108
Intercompany sales		-		1,221		1,677		(2,898)		-
Total Net Sales	$	8,899	$	3,207	$	4,900	$	(2,898)	$	14,108
Location profit	$	703	$	35	$	740	$	81	$	1,559
As of and for the six months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	15,584	$	4,176	$	2,399	$	-	$	22,159
Intercompany sales		56		3,322		5,639		(9,017)		-
Total Net Sales	$	15,640	$	7,498	$	8,038	$	(9,017)	$	22,159
Location profit	$	29	$	265	$	(193)	$	(26)	$	75
Location assets	$	22,655	$	10,747	$	23,901	$	-	$	57,303
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	17,438	$	4,173	$	5,305	$	-	$	26,916
Intercompany sales		41		2,825		5,940		(8,806)		-
Total Net Sales	$	17,479	$	6,998	$	11,245	$	(8,806)	$	26,916
Location profit	$	1,588	$	292	$	1,127	$	(52)	$	2,955
Location assets	$	20,171	$	10,093	$	25,575	$	-	$	55,839

Product sales of inventory between U.S., European and Asian operations are based on inter-company pricing, which includes an inter-company profit margin.  In the geographic information, the location loss from all locations is reflective of these inter-company prices, as is inventory at the U.S. operation prior to elimination adjustments.  Such presentation is consistent with the internal reporting reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker.  The elimination entries include an adjustment to the cost of sales resulting from the adjustment to ending inventory to eliminate inter-company profit, and the reversal of a similar adjustment from a prior period.  To the extent there are net increases or declines period over period in U.S. inventories that include an inter-company component, the net effect of these adjustments can decrease or increase location profit.

Sales from the subsidiary to the Company and between subsidiaries are based upon profit margins which represent competitive pricing of similar products.  Inter-company sales consisted of SR, HITOX, ALUPREM and TIOPREM.

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Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accounting Policies

Note 1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (“TOR”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TOR Processing and Trade, B.V. (“TPT”) and TOR Minerals Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd. (“TMM”),  with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated.  In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented have been made.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2013.  Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2013.

Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax benefit of approximately $24,000 and expense of approximately $16,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $2,000 and $4,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $87,000 and $14,000, respectively.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, income tax expense consisted of federal income tax expense of approximately $287,000 and $583,000, respectively; state income tax expense of approximately $3,000 and $5,000, respectively; and foreign tax expense of approximately $227,000 and $298,000, respectively.  Taxes are based on an estimated annualized consolidated effective tax rate of 31.2% for the year ended December 31, 2013.

When accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, we evaluate all tax years still subject to potential audit under the applicable state, federal and foreign income tax laws.  We are subject to taxation in the United States, Malaysia and The Netherlands.  Our federal income tax returns in the United States are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012.  Our state returns, which are filed in Texas and Ohio, are subject to examination for the tax years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2012.  Our tax returns in various non-U.S. jurisdictions are subject to examination for various tax years ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2012.

As of January 1, 2012, we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no change during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  In addition, we did not recognize any interest and penalties in our consolidated financial statements during the six month period ended June 30, 2013.  If any interest or penalties related to any income tax liabilities are imposed in future reporting periods, we expect to record both of these items as components of income tax expense.

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

On February 5, 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an amendment to the disclosure requirements for reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The new requirements were effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2012. The amendment requires companies to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income to the income statement, including the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. The information must be presented in the financial statements in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. The new accounting guidance also requires the disclosure to be cross referenced to other financial statement disclosures for reclassification items that are not reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. TOR adopted the new requirements in the first quarter of 2013; however, the adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Detail Textuals) (Stock options)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	65,000	42,000	65,000	42,000

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

(in thousands, except per share amounts)		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net Income	$	150	$	1,559	$	75	$	2,955
Numerator for basic earnings per share - income available to common shareholders		150		1,559		75		2,955
Effect of dilutive securities:
6% Convertible Debenture Interest Expense		-		14		-		36
Numerator for diluted income per share - income available to common shareholders after assumed conversions	$	150	$	1,573	$	75	$	2,991
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per share - weighted-average shares		2,998		2,769		2,992		2,585
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		(1)		40		(1)		39
Detachable warrants		407		461		204		457
6% Convertible Debenture		-		192		-		370
Dilutive potential common shares		406		693		204		866
Denominator for diluted income per share - weighted-average shares and assumed conversions		3,404		3,462		3,196		3,451
Basic income per common share	$	0.05	$	0.56	$	0.03	$	1.14
Diluted income per common share	$	0.04	$	0.45	$	0.02	$	0.87

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Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

Note 9. Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

The Company has exposure to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations, including financial, market, political and economic risks.  The following discussion provides information regarding our exposure to the risks of changing foreign currency exchange rates.  The Company has not entered into foreign currency contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the past, nor do we currently anticipate entering into such contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the future.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

We manage the risk of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily at our Asian Operation, through the use of foreign currency contracts.  Foreign exchange contracts are used to protect the Company from the risk that the eventual cash flows resulting from transactions in foreign currencies, including sales and purchases transacted in a currency other than the functional currency, will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  We report the fair value of the derivatives on our consolidated and condensed balance sheets and changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings in the period of the change.

At June 30, 2013, we marked these contracts to market, recording $3,000 as a current asset on the consolidated and condensed balance sheet.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, we recorded a net gain on these contracts of $3,000 and $24,000, respectively, as a component of our net income.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $6,000 and $13,000, respectively, as a component of our net income.

The following table summarizes the gross fair market value of all derivative instruments, which are not designated as hedging instruments and their location in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

(In thousands)
Asset Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Other Current Assets	$	3	$	-
Liability Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Accrued Expenses	$	-	$	1

The following table summarizes the impact of the Company’s derivatives on the condensed consolidated financial statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

			Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (In thousands)
	Location of Gain		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Derivative	(Loss) on Derivative		June 30,				June 30,
Instrument	Instrument		2013		2012		2013		2012
Foreign Currency    Exchange Contracts	Other Expense:    Gain (loss) on foreign   currency exchange rate	$	3	$	(6)	$	24	$	(13)

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Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of gross fair market value of derivative instruments

(In thousands)
Asset Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Other Current Assets	$	3	$	-
Liability Derivatives
			June 30,		December 31,
Derivative Instrument	Location		2013		2012
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Accrued Expenses	$	-	$	1

Schedule of impact of derivatives on the condensed consolidated financial statements of income

			Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (In thousands)
	Location of Gain		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Derivative	(Loss) on Derivative		June 30,				June 30,
Instrument	Instrument		2013		2012		2013		2012
Foreign Currency    Exchange Contracts	Other Expense:    Gain (loss) on foreign   currency exchange rate	$	3	$	(6)	$	24	$	(13)

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of company's manufacturing operations by geographic area

(In thousands)		United States (Corpus Christi)		Europe (TPT)		Asia (TMM)		Inter-Company Eliminations		Consolidated
As of and for the three months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	7,872	$	1,698	$	1,162	$	-	$	10,732
Intercompany sales		-		1,647		3,306		(4,953)		-
Total Net Sales	$	7,872	$	3,345	$	4,468	$	(4,953)	$	10,732
Location profit (loss)	$	(19)	$	46	$	205	$	(82)	$	150
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	8,899	$	1,986	$	3,223	$	-	$	14,108
Intercompany sales		-		1,221		1,677		(2,898)		-
Total Net Sales	$	8,899	$	3,207	$	4,900	$	(2,898)	$	14,108
Location profit	$	703	$	35	$	740	$	81	$	1,559
As of and for the six months ended:
June 30, 2013
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	15,584	$	4,176	$	2,399	$	-	$	22,159
Intercompany sales		56		3,322		5,639		(9,017)		-
Total Net Sales	$	15,640	$	7,498	$	8,038	$	(9,017)	$	22,159
Location profit	$	29	$	265	$	(193)	$	(26)	$	75
Location assets	$	22,655	$	10,747	$	23,901	$	-	$	57,303
June 30, 2012
Net Sales:
Customer sales	$	17,438	$	4,173	$	5,305	$	-	$	26,916
Intercompany sales		41		2,825		5,940		(8,806)		-
Total Net Sales	$	17,479	$	6,998	$	11,245	$	(8,806)	$	26,916
Location profit	$	1,588	$	292	$	1,127	$	(52)	$	2,955
Location assets	$	20,171	$	10,093	$	25,575	$	-	$	55,839

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 01, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000842295
Trading Symbol	torm
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,011,686
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of inventory

(In thousands)		June 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Raw materials	$	16,120	$	14,002
Work in progress		2,746		2,848
Finished goods		6,253		5,238
Supplies		916		868
Total Inventories		26,035		22,956
Inventory reserve		(74)		(61)
Net Inventories	$	25,961	$	22,895