Naturally Advanced Technologies to Hold Investor Update Conference Call
Thursday, December 9th at 5 pm EDT

VANCOUVER, Dec. 6 /CNW/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT, OTCBB: NADVF, TSXV: NAT) will hold a conference call Thursday, December 9th at 2pm PST / 5 pm EST. 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 800-967-7187, or [phone] for international callers, at least 10 minutes before the presentation start time. The passcode is 7723359.
  
  

If you are unable to participate during the live call, the telephone replay will be available until midnight EST, December 16th by dialing 877-870-5176, or [phone] for international callers, and entering passcode 7723359.

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 Innovates - Technology Futures (formerly the Alberta Research Council). CRAiLAR® 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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For further information:

Investor Contact:
Rick Anguilla / Meredith Chase
Guidance Counsel
[phone]
[email protected]

Media Contact:
Erin Brunner/Cheryl Roth
organicworks PR
[phone]
[email protected]
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