March 13, 2009  
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Minerals Technologies Still Has 26 Lawsuits

Minerals Technologies Inc. continues to face 26 pending
asbestos-related cases, according to the Company's annual report
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year
ended Dec. 31, 2008.

Certain of the Company's subsidiaries are among numerous
defendants in a number of cases seeking damages for exposure to
asbestos containing materials. To date, two asbestos cases have
been dismissed. One new asbestos case was filed in the fourth
quarter of 2008.

Most of these claims do not provide adequate information to
assess their merits, the likelihood that the Company will be
found liable, or the magnitude of such liability, if any.
Additional claims of this nature may be made against the Company
or its subsidiaries.

The Company has not settled any asbestos lawsuits to date.

Headquartered in New York, Minerals Technologies Inc. is a
resource- and technology-based company that develops, produces
and markets specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic
mineral products and supporting systems and services. The
Company has two reportable segments: Specialty Minerals and
Refractories.
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