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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2002


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                     NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



Delaware                         0-16217                  33-0041789
(State or other                  (Commission              (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                  File Number)             identification no.)
incorporation)



                   14315 West Hardy Road, Houston, Texas 77060
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (281) 847-0029
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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ITEM 4. Company Breaks Escrow on Private Placement of Equity

North American Technologies Group, Inc., announced today in a press release that
the opening level of more than $500,000 has been reached in its current private
placement of common stock.

The Company will use the proceeds from the private placement for engineering and
equipment for the construction of a second and larger manufacturing production
line for its TieTek, Inc. subsidiary, as well as capital improvements for the
existing line. TieTek has committed to doubling the space at its Houston, Texas,
manufacturing facility.

Design, construction, installation and start-up of the second line is estimated
to require six months. The Company estimates that, upon completion of a second
line, production of TieTek(TM) railroad ties will ramp up to over 20,000 ties
per month.

About North American Technologies Group

North American technologies Group, Inc., through its TieTek subsidiary, has
already produced more than 55,000 composite railroad ties in use throughout the
United States and abroad. Its patented technology utilizes recycled plastics,
tires and other raw materials to produce composite parts that are an alternative
to hardwood in structural applications. In the case of railroad crossties, the
TieTek product eliminates the need to harvest many hundreds of mature hardwood
trees per mile of track installed while avoiding the requirement for toxic
preservatives. The Company also is developing other markets for its composite
technology, including structural applications in the marine, construction
products, transportation, mining and oil production.

Statements contained in this Report about the Company's future outlook,
prospects and plans, including those that express belief, expectation, estimates
or intentions, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are
forward looking. These statements represent the Company's reasonable belief and
are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions with respect to
future events. While the Company believes its expectations and assumptions are
reasonable, they involve risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control
that could cause the actual results or outcome to differ materially and
significantly from the expected results or outcome. Such factors include any
significant change in the industry served by the Company or the economy
generally, as well as the Company's failure to meet operating and production
objectives or to execute the operating plan, increased or new competition, and
other economic factors. Additional risks and uncertainties are described in the
Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any
forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking
statements contained in this Report speak only as of the date hereof, and the
Company disclaims any duty to update these statements.



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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.



                                    /s/ Henry W. Sullivan
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                                    Henry W. Sullivan, President and CEO


Dated: July 18, 2002