UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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 1, 2004
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                         RTI INTERNATIONAL METALS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                      OHIO
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             001-14437                                   52-2115953
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      (Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

         1000 WARREN AVENUE
              NILES, OHIO                                  44446
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (330) 544-7700
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.01.     COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
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         On October 1, 2004, RTI International Metals, Inc., an Ohio corporation
("RTI"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary RTI-Claro, Inc., a Quebec corporation
(the "Company") consummated the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Claro Precision, Inc., a Quebec corporation
("Claro") from Daniel Molina and Jean-Louis Mourain, both individuals resident
in the Province of Quebec, Canada, for CAN$37,533,353, consisting of
CAN$30,026,682 in cash and 358,908 shares of RTI common stock. Claro, which is
in the business of manufacturing, assembling, finishing and distributing
precision machined components for the aerospace industry, is now a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.

ITEM 3.02.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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         On October 1, 2004, RTI issued to each of Daniel Molina and Jean-Louis
Mourain 179,454 shares of RTI common stock. The shares of RTI common stock sold
to Messrs. Molina and Mourain were issued in connection with the acquisition by
the Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RTI, of 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Claro. The shares of RTI common stock issued to Messrs
Molina and Mourain were a portion of the consideration issued in connection with
the acquisition.

         The shares of RTI common stock issued to Messrs. Molina and Mourain are
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, pursuant to Regulation S. Both Messrs Molina and Mourain are accredited
investors.

ITEM 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(a)     Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

         The required financial statements will be filed in an amendment to this
report, which shall be filed no later than December 17, 2004.

(b)     Pro Forma Financial Information.

         The required pro forma financial information for the acquired business
will be filed in an amendment to this report, which shall be filed no later than
December 17, 2004.

(c)      Exhibits.

2.1      Stock Purchase Agreement by and among RTI-Claro, Inc., RTI
         International Metals, Inc., Jean-Louis Mourain and Daniel Molina dated
         as of September 28, 2004.






                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                               RTI International Metals, Inc.

Date:  October 4, 2004         By: /s/ Lawrence W. Jacobs
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                                   Lawrence W. Jacobs
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                        Description
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    2.1           Stock Purchase Agreement by and among RTI-Claro, Inc., RTI
                  International Metals, Inc., Jean-Louis Mourain and Daniel
                  Molina dated as of September 28, 2004.