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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-15-000006
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150102
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150102

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000875582
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COATING, ENGRAVING & ALLIED SERVICES [3470]
		IRS NUMBER:				410857886
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11038
		FILM NUMBER:		15501395

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4201 WOODLAND ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 69
		CITY:			CIRCLE PINES
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(763) 225-6601

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4201 WOODLAND ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 69
		CITY:			CIRCLE PINES
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55014

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHERN INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none"><B>Washington,
D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">__________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>January 2, 2015</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">___________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>NORTHERN
TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>4201 Woodland Road</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>P.O. Box 69</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Circle Pines, Minnesota</B></P></td>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[_]<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[_]<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01.&#9;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 2, 2015, Northern Technologies
International Corporation (&ldquo;NTIC&rdquo;) announced that, effective as of December 31, 2014, its ZERUST&reg; products and
services will be sold in China through a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, NTIC Shanghai Co., Ltd. (&ldquo;NTIC China&rdquo;),
and has terminated its previous joint venture relationship with in China with Tianjin-Zerust Anticorrosion Co., Ltd.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">NTIC indirectly had a 30%
ownership interest in its former Chinese joint venture through its 60% owned holding company subsidiary, NTI Asean LLC.
Commencing during the second quarter of fiscal 2015, NTIC&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements will include the
financial results of NTIC China. NTIC anticipates that due to the consolidation of NTIC China, NTIC&rsquo;s net sales, costs
of goods sold and operating expenses will increase and its equity in income from joint ventures and fee income for services
provided to its joint ventures will decrease in future periods compared to the prior fiscal year periods, since NTIC
accounted for its investment in the former Chinese joint venture in NTIC&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements utilizing
the equity method of accounting. NTIC anticipates that it may take some time to transition the previous customers of
NTIC&rsquo;s former Chinese joint venture to NTIC China and no assurance can be provided that NTIC China will be able to
achieve the net sales and income levels previously achieved by NTIC&rsquo;s former Chinese joint venture. For the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2014, NTIC&rsquo;s former Chinese joint venture had net sales of $15.9 million and net income of $1.3
million. The operating income of the joint venture before paying royalties in an aggregate amount of $4.2 million to all
shareholders was over $5.5 million; NTIC&rsquo;s 30% portion of that operating income was $1.6 million. Beginning during its first
quarter of fiscal 2015, NTIC has incurred start-up expenses and expects to incur losses at NTIC China as it initiates
operations prior to recognizing any revenue. As a result, NTIC expects that its operating results may be volatile over the
next few quarters, including in particular its second quarter of fiscal 2015. NTIC does not anticipate at this time that it
will have any loss on the  liquidation of its ownership interest in its previous joint venture in China.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Statements contained in this current report
on Form 8-K that are not historical information are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include NTIC&rsquo;s expectations regarding its net sales, costs of goods sold, operating expenses,
equity in income from joint ventures and fee income for services provided to its joint ventures in future periods compared to the
prior fiscal year periods as a result of its decision to terminate its joint venture in China and sell directly through NTIC China;
NTIC&rsquo;s expectations regarding the volatility of its future operating results; NTIC&rsquo;s expectations regarding whether
it will incur a loss on the disposal of its ownership interest in its former joint venture and other statements that can be identified
by words such as &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;continues,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo;
&ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;would,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; or words of similar meaning, the use of future dates and any other
statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
NTIC&rsquo;s management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected or implied. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, in no particular order:
the actual market size and opportunity for NTIC&rsquo;s products in China; the ability of NTIC China to capitalize upon such opportunities
and achieve significant sales; the effect on NTIC&rsquo;s business and operating results of its decision to terminate its joint
venture in China and sell its products and services directly in China; NTIC&rsquo;s dependence on the success of its joint ventures
and fees and dividend distributions that NTIC receives from them; NTIC&rsquo;s relationships with its joint ventures and its ability
to maintain those relationships; NTIC&rsquo;s dependence on its joint venture in Germany in particular due to its significance
and the effect of a termination of this joint venture or NTIC&rsquo;s other joint ventures on NTIC&rsquo;s business and operating
results; risks related to the European sovereign debt crisis, economic slowdown and political unrest; risks associated with NTIC&rsquo;s
international operations; exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the health of the U.S. and worldwide economies,
including in particular the U.S. automotive industry; the level of growth in NTIC&rsquo;s markets; NTIC&rsquo;s investments in
research and development efforts; acceptance of existing and new products; timing of NTIC&rsquo;s receipt of purchase orders under
supply contracts; variability in sales to certain customers and the effect on NTIC&rsquo;s quarterly financial results; increased
competition; the costs and effects of complying with changes in tax, fiscal, government and other regulatory policies, including
rules relating to environmental, health and safety matters; potential litigation and NTIC&rsquo;s reliance on its intellectual
property rights and the absence of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. More detailed information on these
and additional factors which could affect NTIC&rsquo;s operating and financial results is described in NTIC&rsquo;s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K. NTIC urges all interested parties
to read these reports to gain a better understanding of the many business and other risks that the company faces. Additionally,
NTIC undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be
made to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in"><B>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in"><B>INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in">By: <IMG SRC="image_001.gif" ALT="" STYLE="height: 83px; width: 153px"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in">Matthew C.
Wolsfeld</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 3in"><I>Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 229.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dated: <B> </B>January 2, 2015</P>



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