Wednesday, March 25, 2009, Intercontinental Hotel, San Francisco, CA

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. -- BTU International, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes for the alternative energy and electronics assembly markets, today announced that it will participate in the ThinkEquity ThinkGreen Clean Technology and Alternative Energy Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 25, 2009.

Paul J. van der Wansem, BTU chairman and CEO, will speak as a member of a panel addressing, Industry Growth and Outlook from an Equipment Vendor Perspective. This will take place at 11:05 a.m. PDT. Mr. van der Wansem will also be available on Wednesday afternoon for one-on-one meetings with investors at the conference.

For more information about the conference, please contact ThinkEquity LLC.