Altair Nanotechnologies Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference CallPublished: MAY 4, 2012 - 08:00 ET

RENO, NV--(Marketwire - May 4, 2012) - Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI) will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The call is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Shareholders and members of the investment community are invited to participate.

The conference call dial in number for both U.S. and international callers is +1 678-224-7719. Please dial in to the conference five minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Ask the operator for the Altair Nanotechnologies call.

An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously. Note that the Q&A option is not available online. The audio webcast will be archived and available on the web site for 90 days following the call. To access the webcast, refer to the event posted on www.altairnano.com.

Post call, a phone-based audio replay will be available from 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 10, 2012 until Midnight EDT, May 17, 2012. It can be accessed by dialing +1 404-537-3406 and entering the conference number 78414687.

About Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
Headquartered in Reno, Nev. with manufacturing in Anderson, Ind., Altair is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management. Altair's lithium-titanate based battery systems are among the highest performing and most scalable, with applications that include complete energy storage systems for use in providing frequency regulation and renewables integration for the electric grid, and battery modules and systems for transportation and industrial applications. For more information please visit Altair at www.altairnano.com.

For Additional Information:
Larry Clawson
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
775.858.3728
lclawson@altairnano.com

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