MLC operates a vertically integrated limestone-to-calcium supply chain across nine production sites and multiple distribution hubs in North America. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward industrial controls (Allen-Bradley PLC / SCADA) and basic office tools, with recent Samsara adoption suggesting a push into fleet and asset visibility—a logical move for a company that owns its own trucking subsidiary. Current hiring is operations-heavy (nearly 40% of open roles), concentrated at mid and junior levels, and focused on capital projects, maintenance planning, and safety standards, indicating active infrastructure investment and an organizational shift toward more structured, data-informed operations.
MLC (formerly Mississippi Lime Company) is a privately held calcium products and limestone manufacturer founded in 1907, headquartered in St. Louis, MO. The company operates the largest lime facility in the Americas, mining and processing high-purity limestone into quicklime, hydrated lime, calcium carbonate, and pulverized limestone for food, construction, steel, environmental, and specialty-chemical end-markets. Production is distributed across nine facilities in the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic, supported by MLC Trucking, an in-house logistics operation. The customer base spans food processors, steel mills, paint and coatings manufacturers, glass producers, and environmental remediation projects.
Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers (MicroLogix, CompactLogix, ControlLogix) integrated with SCADA systems for process control. The company also runs LIMS (laboratory information management) for quality assurance and recently adopted Samsara for fleet and asset tracking.
Nine primary facilities across the United States: Ste. Genevieve MO, Calera AL, Verona KY, Vicksburg MS, Weirton WV, Chester SC, Mobile AL, Prairie du Rocher IL, and Bridgeville PA, plus multiple distribution sites nationwide.
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