Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  RUSSELL BARBARA JEAN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC [TORM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
722 BURLESON STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Acting Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78402		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option Right to Buy 12/01/2005 12/01/2010 Common Stock 300 (1) $ 1.25 D  
Option Right to Buy 01/01/2006 05/23/2013 Common Stock 1,000 (2) $ 2.21 D  
Option Right to Buy 01/01/2007 05/23/2013 Common Stock 1,000 (3) $ 2.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
RUSSELL BARBARA JEAN
722 BURLESON STREET
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78402		       Acting Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

Barbara Russell 05/29/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options granted to employee under the 2000 Incentive Plan of TOR Minerals International, Inc.
(2) Options granted to employee under the 2000 Incentive Plan of TOR Minerals International, Inc.
(3) Options granted to employee under the 2000 Incentive Plan for TOR Minerals International, Inc.

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