CMC Steel Tennessee
Large load · 1919 TENNESSEE AVENUE, Knoxville, TN
CMC Steel Tennessee manufactures reinforcing bars and rods from scrap steel at 1919 Tennessee Avenue in Knoxville. Reporting from the Gerdau Ameristeel era called the mill KUB's largest single electrical customer in the Knoxville area. A $4.7 million electrical substation was built just to serve the plant.
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Overview
Scrap metal is melted in the electric arc furnace, cast into steel billets, reheated and rolled into rebars cut to customer lengths.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- Gerdau Ameristeel partnered with KUB, TVA and the state to construct a $4.7 million electrical substation just to serve the plant. Gerdau Ameristeel was reported as KUB's largest single electrical customer in the Knoxville area.
- Ownership
- Commercial Metals Company completed the acquisition of steel mills including the one in Knoxville, Tennessee, from Gerdau S.A.
- Permits
- Permit V-26-0568 is a draft Title V operating permit for the facility, and the facility operates under NPDES permit TN0027804.
Facility
- Activity
- Rebar and rods from scrap steel in an electric arc furnace
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jan 1, 2026
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Title V operating permit V-26-0568
- Permit
- NPDES permit TN0027804
- Agreement
- $4.7 million electrical substation built with KUB, TVA and the state
Related records
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2018
- Commercial Metals Company completed the acquisition of the Knoxville mill from Gerdau.
Commercial Metals Company Completes Acquisition Of Certain U.S. Rebar Assets From Gerdau - CMC
- Feb 24, 2020
- CMC Steel Tennessee announced a $27 million expansion with 9 new jobs.
CMC Steel Tennessee plans to expand operations in Knoxville - TVA Economic Development