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Hunting PLC ("Hunting" or the "Company"): Acquisition of Organic Oil Recovery Technology for $17.5 Million
LONDON, March 07, 2025--Hunting PLC (LSE: HTG), the precision engineering group, today announces the acquisition of the Organic Oil Recovery ("OOR") technology from its founding shareholders, for a consideration of $17.5 million.
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