Whiskers of TiB2 have been synthesised via a carbothermal vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism. The whisker growth was investigated in the temperature region 1100-1800degreesC in argon. The best result was obtained with a starting mixture of TiO2:B2O3:C:NaCl:Ni in the molar ratios 1:1:6:0.25:0.1 at 1500degreesC. Thermogravimetric analyses and mass-spectroscopy measurements were used in studying the whisker growth. The obtained TiB2 whiskers are 0.5-2 mum in diameter and 10-50 mum in length. TEM studies of the whiskers showed that the dominating growth direction is temperature dependent.