Commercial Metals Company
Plant Manager: Bob McCarty
Location: Springfield, Mo.
History: Commercial Metals Company (CMC) started in Springfield, Mo., in 1912 under the name Karchmer Iron and Metal Company. Karchmer Iron and Metal Company was purchased by CMC in 1956. Today, CMC is headquartered in Irving, Texas with 40 scrap operations throughout the nation including Springfield, Mo., Joplin, Mo., Independence, Kan., and Lonoke, Ark.
Products and Services: “We purchase scrap iron and steel,” said Plant Manager Bob McCarty. “Ag operations can generate a lot of scrap metal from things like farm equipment, fencing, bale feeders, tractors and combines.”
“We purchase from industrial accounts that are in the business of remanufacturing parts from all types of farm implements,” added Plant Marketing Manager Jeanie Sullivan.
Industrial Buyer Paul Obermann continued, “The scrap metal is processed here. It is sorted and cut down to size then sent to a facility that will melt the scrap. We sell directly to the melting facility.”
One product that is manufactured from recycled materials from CMC is t-fence post. “One of our steel mills rolls fence post,” said Bob. “They are the largest producer of t-fence post.” The green fence post with a white tip is patented by CMC.
Positive Effects of Recycling: “Recycling has an extremely positive impact on our environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and significantly saving the amount of energy needed to manufacture products that we buy, build and use,” explained Paul.
