Environmental Compliance

CMC’s Environmental Management System (EMS) is used to ensure compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations in all locations where we operate. The EMS also enables us to closely monitor and continually evaluate our environmental performance. Environmental performance metrics are reported quarterly to the executive leadership team and at least annually to CMC’s Board.

CMC’s Poland and Steel New Jersey operations, as well as Tensar’s geogrid manufacturing operations in the UK and China, hold ISO 14001 certification, which is the most recognized global standard for an effective EMS. In addition, six of CMC’s mills in the U.S. are certified to the ISO 9001 standard for an effective Quality Management System (QMS), which covers certain environmental conditions, and three mills have a QMS that is modeled after the ISO 9001 standard. A full list of certifications is available on our website.

We formed a manufacturing excellence group in 2024 made up of operations experts from all our manufacturing lines of business to focus on improving efficiency, quality and safety companywide. The group enables collaboration across our business, including the sharing of best practices from CMC’s environmental managers who oversee environmental compliance programs and train employees on key topics and practices.