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Minerals Technologies Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

July 24, 2003

NEW YORK, July 24--Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.025 (two and one-half cents) a share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 18, 2003 to stockholders of record on September 5, 2003.

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global resource- and technology-based growth company that develops, produces and markets the highest quality performance-enhancing minerals and related products, systems and services. MTI serves the paper, steel, polymer and other manufacturing industries. The company reported sales of $752.7 million in 2002.

For further information about Minerals Technologies Inc. look on the Internet at http://www.mineralstech.com/