CMC

Commercial Metals Company

A recycler-turned-steelmaker, CMC melts scrap metal in electric arc furnaces to produce rebar and other construction steel used across U.S. and European building sites, selling under brands like Galvabar, ChromX, and RebarZero. It began in 1915 in Dallas as a family scrap yard called American Iron & Metal, adopting the name Commercial Metals Company in 1932. Fun fact: it was recycling long before it was trendy, and its mills make steel almost entirely from recycled scrap rather than mined iron ore.