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TOR Minerals International Inc.

(TORM) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$3.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$25.3M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

TOR Minerals seeks to maintain a leading position as a worldwide producer of specialty mineral products through the continual development of high value, cost-effective product solutions designed to satisfy customer specific requirements. In line with its initiative the company focuses on strong technical support & flexibility in its plant operations. Working in close cooperation with customers, the Sales/ R&D/ Production team effort is supported by management, which strives to create an open & rewarding environment for achieving success. TOR Minerals is committed to the stringent Quality Control of its products and has established laboratories at each of its global plant sites. Worldwide product distribution and service is ensured through dedicated regional Sales, Customer Service and Logistics.

CEOBernard A. Paulson
Number of Employees 105
Contact Information

722 Burleson St

Corpus Christi, Texas 78402-1344

www.torminerals...

(361) 882-5175

NAICS Code Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing: 325131

Recent Events

  • TOR Minerals Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    5/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • TOR Minerals Amends U.S. Credit Agreement and Authorizes Issuance of Convertible...

    5/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • TOR Minerals Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results

    3/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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  • TOR Minerals Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    - 2009-05-12

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TOR Minerals International , producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The company reported a net loss available to...

  • TOR Minerals International to Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    - 2009-05-08

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TOR Minerals International announced today that it will release first quarter 2009 earnings results after the markets close on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. A webcast discussing the first quarter 2009 results will be accessible immediately following the earnings release...

  • TOR Minerals Amends U.S. Credit Agreement and Authorizes Issuance of Convertible Debentures

    - 2009-05-06

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TOR Minerals International, Inc. announced that it has amended its current U.S. credit agreement with Bank of America. Under the terms of the amended agreement, certain financial covenants were modified and the maturity date for the U.S. credit facility was...

  • TOR Minerals International to Report First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

    - 2007-04-17

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- TOR Minerals International (Nasdaq: TORM) announced today that it will conduct its first quarter 2007 earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, 4:00 p.m. CDT. The call will be led by Dr. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, of TOR Minerals. ...

  • TOR Minerals International to Report Fourth Quarter and Year End 2006 Financial Results

    - 2007-02-15

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- TOR Minerals International (NASDAQ: TORM) announced today that it will conduct its fourth quarter and year end 2006 earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. EST, 4:00 p.m. CST. The call will be led by Dr. Olaf Karasch, President and CEO, of...

  • CEO of TORM buys 20,000 shares.

    - 2006-01-16

    M2 PRESSWIRE-16 January 2006-InsiderCow.com: CEO of TORM buys 20,000 sharesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13012006 Reported by InsiderCow.com at 3:57 PM EST, January 13, 2006: The CEO of TOR Minerals International, Inc. (NasdaqSC:TORM) bought 20,000 shares of TORM from the open market....

  • Schaeffer's Midday Options Update Features Wal-Mart Stores, Starbucks, Tor Minerals International, Knight Capital Group, and Altria Group

    - 2006-01-03

    CINCINNATI -- Today's Schaeffer's Midday Options Update features Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), Tor Minerals International (NASDAQ:TORM), Knight Capital Group (NASDAQ:NITE), and Altria Group (NYSE:MO). The Midday Options Update contains a brief commentary on the day's most notable activity and a table listing the most-active calls and puts for the...

  • TOR debuts new plant.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

    - 2005-02-01

    TOR DEBUTS NEW PLANT. TOR Minerals International, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA announced the completion of its Corpus Christi titanium dioxide plant expansion and the introduction of its new Ti[O.sub.2] Product--HITOX[R]-SF SuperFine. The plant expansion will increase production of HITOX titanium dioxide pigment at Corpus Christi by...

  • Fitz Chem Corporation

    - 2005-02-01

    Fitz Chem Corporation, Itasca, IL, has been appointed distributor for PetroCanada's synthetic coating fluid in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Fitz Chem has also announced that it was awarded the 2003...

  • TOR Minerals completes plant expansion, launches new product

    - 2005-02-01

    TOR Minerals International has completed the expansion of its Corpus Christi, TX titanium dioxide plant and the introduction of its new Ti[O.sub.2] product, Hitox-SF superfine. The plant expansion will increase production of Hitox titanium dioxide pigment at Corpus Christi by 10,000 tons annually and utilize a new production...

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bernard A. Paulson CEO
Olaf Karasch President and CEO
Steven E Paulson President
Barbara Russell Acting CFO
Lawrence Haas Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Steven H. Parker Cfo
Mark Schomp Executive Vice President
Hee Lee Vice President, Asian Operations
Lee Hee Chew Vice President, Asian Operation
Mark A. Graber Partner of X, L Investments
Sonya Sconiers Secretary & Director, HR Admin
Kuan Kean Kee Manager, Sales & Marketing, Asia
Lance Silstorf Manager, Sales & Marketing, North America
Ralf Laven Manager, Sales & Marketing, Europe
Elizabeth Morgan Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Chin Yong Tan Board of Directors
Craig Epperson Board of Directors
David A. Hartman Board of Directors
David H Hartman Board of Directors
Douglas M Hartman Board of Directors
Thomas W. Pauken Board of Directors
W. Craig Epperson Board of Directors

Paulson is a Chemical Engineer from Michigan State University in East Lansing and recipient of the Claud Erickson Award Distinguished Engineering Alumni. He is president and CEO of TOR Minerals International. Paulson has Chaired organizations such as the Safeharbor Committee, the Mayor's Water Advisory Committee and the Art Museum of South Texas. His civic involvement includes, but not limited to, Bay Area Economic Development Corp., Executive Committee Coastal Bend Bays Foundation and Policy Committee Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program. Paulson was 1st Lt. in the United States Air Force.

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TOR Minerals International Inc. CEO Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. President Current
Automation Group Inc. Chairman Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Port of Corpus Christi Vice-Chair Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. President and CEO Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Former
Plasma Coating Corp Managing Director Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. President Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Acting CFO Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Treasurer Current
The University of Texas Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Cfo Current
Financial Shared Services Inc Group Director Former
University of Memphis Masters of Business Administration Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Executive Vice President Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Vice President, Asian Operations Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. General Manager Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Vice President, Asian Operation Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. General Manager Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Partner of X, L Investments Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Secretary & Director, HR Admin Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Secretary Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Manager, Sales & Marketing, Asia Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Manager, Sales & Marketing, North America Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Manager, Sales & Marketing, Europe Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Secretary Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Secretary Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current

David A. Hartman, age 71, has served as a director of our Company since 2001. Mr. Hartman has been chairman and chief executive officer of Hartman & Associates, Inc. since 1988. Hartman & Associates is an investment business operating in Austin, Texas. Mr. Hartman also serves as a director of several foundations and private companies. The D and CH Trust, for which Mr. Hartman serves as Trustee, selected Mr. Hartman as a member of our board of directors by exercising its right pursuant to a written agreement entered into as part of our April 2001 private placement that permits the designation of one person to our board of directors. David A. Hartman is the father of Douglas M. Hartman. Douglas M. Hartman, MBA, age 40, has served as a director of our Company since 2001. Mr. Hartman has served as president of Hartman & Associates, Inc., an investment business in Austin Texas, since 1999, and as a director of The Software Revolution, Inc., a provider of automated legacy computer system modernization services, since 2001. The Douglas MacDonald Hartman Family Irrevocable Trust, for which Mr. Hartman serves as Trustee, selected Mr. Hartman as a member of our board of directors by exercising its right pursuant to a written agreement entered as part of our April 2001 private placement that permits the designation of one person to our board of directors. Mr. Hartman is the son of David A. Hartman.

Organization Position Status
Hartman & Associates, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Hartman & Associates, Inc. President Current
Hartman & Associates, Inc. Chairman Current
The Software Revolution, Inc. Director Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Hartman & Associates, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Hartman & Associates, Inc. President Current
Hartman & Associates, Inc. Chairman Current
The Software Revolution, Inc. Director Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current

Thomas W. Pauken, Esq., age 65, has served as a director of our Company since 1999. Mr. Pauken has been President of TWP, Inc., an investment company in Dallas, Texas, since 1991, and he has served as Managing Partner of Capital Partners, II, Ltd. Investments since 2000. Mr. Pauken is also a director of Future Matrix, a privately held company.

Organization Position Status
Twp, Inc. President Current
TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Capital Partners, Inc. Managing Partner Former
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TOR Minerals International Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     TORM $0.40 0.00 (0.00% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 7,874
Shares Outstanding 9.45M
Market Cap 3.8M
Year High 1.87
Year Low 0.12
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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