Central Fabricators history

1926 Shipping far and wide Moses Feldman’s eldest son David is sent to oversee a rail salvage job in Florida, leading to CMC’s first international shipment of scrap metal out of the Port of Miami.

1932 What’s in a name The name Commercial Metals Company is used for the first time.

1936 Change is a good thing CMC incorporation papers are amended.

1949 FOR SALE: Reinforcing bar First rebar for commercial sale is produced at SMI. In its first year the company is profitable and produces 2,300 tons of rebar.

1957 Another notch on the belt CMC acquires Liberty Iron and Metal Co. in Dallas.

1970 Check the list, the name is “CMC” CMC is named a Fortune 500 company for the first time.

1979 Another strong leader Stanley Rabin, age 40, is appointed CMC president and chief executive officer.

1982 Take stock in our strength CMC begins trading on the NYSE with the ticker symbol, ‘CMC’.

1986 Riding high CMC reported a 33% increase in cash flow compared to the prior year, as well as record earnings and shipments at the SMI, Seguin minimill.

1993 A concrete move CMC acquires Shepler’s Equipment Co. and Construction Materials Inc., expanding its concrete-related products operations in central Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

1999 Steel from all angles CMC’s Arkansas mill adds a new product line: angles used to make bed frames.

2003 Beyond borders CMC makes its first international manufacturing acquisition with the purchase of a steel mill in Zawiercie, Poland.

2009 The smaller the better CMC commissions its first “greenfield” steel mill in Mesa, Arizona.

2011 Solid steel experience Joe Alvarado becomes CEO of CMC.

2013 Let’s shred some metal CMC installs a new nonferrous metals recovery system to more efficiently extract copper, aluminum and stainless steel from automobile shredding operations in Seguin, Texas.

2016 Stretch beyond CMC acquires Concrete Structures, Inc. expanding its post-tension cable operations into the Southeast.

Press Release - January 3, 2017

2018 What’s colder than cold CMC expands its product portfolio with CryoSTEEL, a cryogenic rebar primarily used in the construction of LNG facilities.