Nanophase Technologies Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference...

Nanophase Technologies Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and
Conference Call Schedule

ROMEOVILLE, Ill., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nanophase
Technologies (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced
nanoengineered products, announced that the Company plans to release earnings
for the first quarter of 2008 on April 24 at approximately 3:00 PM CDT, 4:00
PM EDT. Nanophase has scheduled its quarterly conference call for April 24 at
4:00 PM CDT, 5:00 PM EDT, which will be hosted by Joseph Cross, president and
CEO, and Jess Jankowski, CFO.
The call may be accessed through the Company's website,
http://www.nanophase.com, by clicking on the link under Investor Relations and
Calendar of Events. If you are unable to attend, a replay will be available
through May 1, 2008 by dialing 706-645-9291 and entering code 44233587, or by
logging onto the Company's website and following the above directions.
Nanophase Technologies Corporation (NANX), http://www.nanophase.com, is a
leader in nanomaterials technologies and provides nanoengineered solutions for
multiple industrial product applications. Using a platform of patented and
proprietary integrated nanomaterial technologies, the Company creates products
with unique performance attributes from two ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001
facilities. Nanophase delivers commercial quantity and quality nanoparticles,
coated nanoparticles, and nanoparticle dispersions in a variety of media. The
Company owns or licenses 18 United States and 49 foreign patents and patent
applications. Information about Nanophase may be found in the Company's
public filings or on its website.
This press release contains words such as "expects", "shall", "will",
"believes" and similar expressions that are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements in this
announcement are made based on the Company's current beliefs, known events and
circumstances at the time of publication, and as such, are subject in the
future to unforeseen risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's
results of operations, performance and achievements to differ materially from
current expectations expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements. These risk and uncertainties include the following: a decision by
a customer to cancel a purchase order or supply agreement in light of the
Company's dependence on a limited number of key customers; uncertain demand
for, and acceptance of, the Company's nanocrystalline materials; the Company's
manufacturing capacity and product mix flexibility in light of customer
demand; the Company's limited marketing experience; changes in development and
distribution relationships; the impact of competitive products and
technologies; the Company's dependence on patents and protection of
proprietary information; the resolution of litigation in which the Company may
become involved; and other risks described in the Company's Form 10K filed
March 14, 2007, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, the Company's forward-looking statements could be affected by
general industry and market conditions and growth rates. Except as required
by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events, uncertainties
or other contingencies.
SOURCE Nanophase Technologies

Joseph Cross, President, CEO, +1-630-771-6705, or Jess Jankowski, VP, CFO,
+1-630-771-6702, or Nancy Baldwin, Investor Relations, +1-630-771-6707, all of
Nanophase Technologies