TOR Minerals International, Inc. is a global specialty chemical company, which is engaged in manufacturing and marketing mineral products. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, European, and Asian. The United States segment represents products manufactured at company facility located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Eurporean segment are products manufactured at the Company's wholly-owned operation, TPT, located in the Netherlands. The Asian segment manages products manufactured at the Company's wholly-owned operation, TMM, located in Malaysia.TMM manufactures HITOX and TIOPREM which is sold primarily in Asia. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Corpus Christi, TX.