TOR Minerals International Inc. Announces Resignation of David A. Hartman as Board of Director
March 20, 2013 at 10:55 am EDT
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On March 15, 2013, Mr. David A. Hartman, a current member of the Board of Directors of TOR Minerals International Inc., notified TOR and the Board of his decision not to stand for re-election at TOR's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders due to health reasons. Mr. Hartman, whose term of office is set to expire at this year's annual meeting, joined the Board in 2001.
TOR Minerals International, Inc. is a manufacturer and seller of mineral products for use as pigments and extenders, primarily in the manufacture of paints, industrial coatings plastics, and solid surface applications. The Companyâs products and applications include alumina trihydrate, barium sulfate slurry, boehmite, colored titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments and white TiO2 synergist. The Company's specialty mineral products, which include flame retardant and smoke suppressant fillers, engineered fillers, and titanium dioxide color hybrid pigments, are designed for use in plastics, coatings, paints and catalysts applications, as well as a range of other industrial applications. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the business of pigment manufacturing and related products in three geographic segments, namely, United States, European and Asian. Its subsidiaries include TOR Minerals Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd. and TOR Processing and Trade, BV.