UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2006

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-3295		25-1190717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY		10174-0002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 878-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 8.01		Other Events.
		On October 5, 2006 Minerals Technologies Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, Specialty Minerals Inc., will raise prices on ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate for non-paper applications, talc, and barite products effective December 1, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
		(c)	Exhibits
			99.1	Press Release dated October 5, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

		MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/László Serester
		Name:	László Serester
		Title:	Assistant Secretary
Date:  October 5, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. __________		Subject Matter                                                        __________________________________________________________________
99.1		Press Release dated October 5, 2006

 

		EXHIBIT 99.1
		News
For Immediate Release October 5, 2006		Contact:
			Rick B. Honey (212) 878-1831

 

SPECIALTY MINERALS INC. IMPLEMENTS PRICE INCREASES

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NEW YORK, October 5—Effective December 1, 2006, Specialty Minerals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX), will raise prices on ground calcium carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate for non-paper applications, talc, and barite products. These increases, ranging from 5 percent to 15 percent, will be applied to products produced at all of the company's North American manufacturing facilities. These price increases are necessary to offset rising costs associated with mining, processing, packaging, and purchased crude ore. MTI 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 for the paper, steel, polymer and other manufacturing industries. The company reported sales of $995.8 million in 2005.

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