CRAiLAR Technologies to Host First Quarter 2013 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, April 18 at 4:30 pm ET

VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CRAiLAR" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, announced that the Company will host a conference to discuss its results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 on April 18, 2013 at 4:30 pm ET.

CRAiLAR's CEO Ken Barker and CFO Ted Sanders will host the call. To participate, please use the information below:

Date:	Thursday, April 18, 2013
Time:	4:30 pm ET
US Dial-In:	1-888-329-8862
International Dial-In:	1-719-325-2495
Conference ID:	3645532
Webcast:	http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=104095

Please dial or log in at least 10-minutes before the call to ensure timely participation.

A playback of the call will be available until 11:59 pm ET on May 2, 2013. To listen, call [phone] within the United States or [phone] when calling internationally. Please use the replay PIN number 3645532. The playback of the call will also be made available on the investor relations section of the Company's website.

CRAilAR will release First Quarter 2013 financial results Thursday, April 18, 2013 after the market close and prior to the conference call.

About CRAiLAR Technologies Inc.
CRAiLAR® Technologies Inc., offers cost-effective and environmentally sustainable natural fiber in the form of flax, hemp and other bast fibers for use in textile, industrial, energy, medical and composite material applications. Produced using a fraction of water and chemical inputs compared with other natural fibers, CRAiLAR Flax is the newest natural fiber introduction to the market in decades. The Company supplies its CRAiLAR Flax to HanesBrands, Georgia-Pacific, Brilliant Global Knitwear, Tuscarora Yarns, Target Corp. and Kowa Company for commercial use, and to Levi Strauss & Co., Cintas, Carhartt, Ashland, PVH Corp. and Lenzing for evaluation and development. The Company was founded in 1998 as a provider of environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing. For more information, visit www.crailar.com.

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SOURCE: Crailar Technologies Inc.

Media Contact:
Ryan Leverenz
Director, Corporate Communications
[phone]
[email protected]

Investor Contact:
Mark McPartland
MZ Group
[phone]
[email protected]

Corporate Officer
Ted Sanders
CFO
[phone]
[email protected]