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Ranked 4(th) in the Clean Tech Sector VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. ("NAT" or the "Company") (TSXV: NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, announced that TSX Venture Exchange has named the Company to its 2012 TSX Venture 50, a list assembled based on quantitative measurement of top performing publicly traded companies on the Toronto Stock...

Ralph Fisher, Veteran Ag Expert, to Work With NAT PORTLAND, OR, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, announced today it has secured the services of Ralph Fisher, located in Salem, Ore., as a regional agronomic advisor to the company. In this capacity, Fisher will work with NAT to help contract planted acres of flax in Oregon....

VICTORIA, B.C. and PORTLAND, OR, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR® natural fibers, announced today the appointment of Scott Staff, 46, as a new member of its Board of Directors, bringing the total membership of the Board to nine. Mr. Staff serves as the Director of Business Development for Perkins Coie, an international law firm with 18 offices and more than 800 lawyers. He leads...

VANCOUVER, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT), which produces and markets one of the first new natural fibers in decades, CRAiLAR®, announced it will partner with Tuscarora Yarns, one of the world's premier yarn innovators, to explore a host of new blended yarns using CRAiLAR Flax. Under the terms of the non-exclusive, non-transferable license, Tuscarora Yarns will design and manufacture highly...

New Fiber Expected to Bolster Sustainability of Products  VANCOUVER, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT) announced it has entered into a development and supply agreement with Target (NYSE: TGT) to evaluate the use of its CRAiLAR Flax fiber in Target's domestic textiles category beginning December 1. The agreement includes two years of exclusivity in the category and calls for Target's...

HARBIN, China, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Linen Textile Industry, Ltd. (OTCBB: CTXIF) ("China Linen" or the "Company"), one of China's leading linen fabric and linen yarn producers and exporters, today announced that it will hold its third quarter 2011 financial results conference call at 4:30 pm ET on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. The Company anticipates releasing its financial results before the market opens on November 15, 2011. To attend the call, please use the information...

HARBIN, China, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Linen Textile Industry, Ltd. (OTCQB: CTXIF) ("China Linen" or the "Company"), one of China's leading linen fabric and linen yarn producers and exporters, today announced that its 95% owned subsidiary, Heilongjiang Lanxi Sunrise Linen Textile Industry Co., Ltd. was awarded the "Linen Textile Industry Top 10 Competitive Enterprises" and "Textile and Apparel Industry Top 500 Competitive Enterprises" awards at the China National Textile...

HARBIN, China, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Linen Textile Industry, Ltd. (OTCQB: CTXIF) ("China Linen" or the "Company"), one of China's leading linen fabric and linen yarn producers and exporters, today announced that the executive management team, including the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ren Gao, Chief Financial Officer Jodie Zheng Wehner, Vice General Manager Yongfeng Ma have increased their ownership by approximately 70,000 shares or 1.2% of total...

VANCOUVER, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT) today announced that it has entered into a short term CRAiLAR® Flax fiber development agreement with Carhartt beginning in September 2011 to support evaluation of processing CRAiLAR Flax fiber in premium grade work wear. "Carhartt aligns perfectly with our current portfolio and we are excited to add them to our growing mix of partner brands," said...

VANCOUVER AND PORTLAND, OR, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF) (TSXV: NAT) today announced that it has entered into a purchasing agreement for a minimum of one and a half million pounds of CRAiLAR® Flax fiber with Brilliant Global LTD, the Hong Kong-based private label knitwear manufacturer which produces a broad spectrum of sweater and accessory items in natural fibers for globally recognized brands. The agreement is to...