Naturally Advanced Technologies to Hold Corporate Update Call Today at 11:00 am EDT

PORTLAND, OR, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT, OTCBB: NADVF, TSXV: NAT) will hold a conference call today, Wednesday, May 5th at 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT. Ken Barker, chief executive officer, will provide an update on recent corporate developments followed by a question and answer session.

Event details follow.

    -   To participate via telephone, please dial 888-599-8691, or
        913-312-0938 for international callers at least 5-10 minutes before
        the presentation start time. The pass code is 5138394.

    -   To listen by webcast please join at the investor relations section of
        the NAT website: http://www.naturallyadvanced.com/s/Investors.asp

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast and call, the telephone replay will be available until midnight EDT, May 7, 2010 by dialing 888-203-1112, or 719-457-0820 for international callers, and entering passcode 5138394 and the webcast will be available for replay for 90 days at http://www.naturallyadvanced.com/s/Investors.asp

About Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. is committed to unlocking the potential of renewable and environmentally sustainable biomass resources from hemp and other bast fibers. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., is developing proprietary technologies for production of bast fibers, cellulose pulp, and their resulting by-products, in collaboration with Canada's National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Crailar(R) technology offers cost-effective and environmentally sustainable processing and production of natural, bast fibers such as hemp and flax, resulting in increased performance characteristics for use in textile, industrial, energy, medical and composite material applications. The company was founded in 1998 as a provider of environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing and adheres to a "triple bottom line" philosophy, respecting the human rights of employees, the environmental impact of the company's operations and fiscal responsibility to its shareholders. See www.naturallyadvanced.com

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SOURCE Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.