Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) Acquires Burnett, Inc.
January 6, 2026
Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), an HBM Holdings company, has completed the acquisition of Burnett, Inc., a technical leader in lime slurry systems and services used in municipal water treatment. The deal includes Burnett's four Southeast U.S. operations, trucking business and proprietary technologies (CAL~FLO and the RE~MIN PROCESS); financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Mississippi Lime Company (MLC), HBM Holdings Company
- Targets
- Burnett, Inc.
- Sellers
- Burnett, Inc. (Burnett family owners: Hugh Burnett, Tom Burnett, Brian Smith)
- Platforms
- Mississippi Lime Company (MLC)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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