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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2000
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JURISDICTION OF PERCENTAGE
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION OWNED
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AHT, Inc. Pennsylvania 100
Centro Tecnico Joist, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 49
CMC (Australia) Pty., Limited Australia 100
CMC Comercio de Metias, Ltda. Brazil 100
CMC Concrete Accessories, Inc. Texas 100
CMC Fareast Limited Hong Kong 100
CMC International (S.E. Asia) Pte., Limited Singapore 100
CMC Oil Company Texas 100
CMC Steel Holding Company Delaware 100
CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc. Texas 100
CMC Steel IPH Company Delaware 100
CMC Trading A.G. Switzerland 100
CMC Trinec GmbH Germany 50
CMC (UK) Limited England 100
Cometals China, Inc. Texas 100
Cometals Far East, Inc. Texas 100
Commercial Metals - Austin Inc. Texas 100
Commercial Metals Deutschland GmbH Germany 100
Commercial Metals (International) AG Switzerland 100
Commercial Metals Overseas Export (FSC) Corp. US Virgin Islands 100
Commercial Metals Railroad Salvage Company Texas 100
Commercial Metals SF/JV Company Tennessee 100
Construction Materials, Inc. Louisiana 100
Daltrading Limited Switzerland 100
Howell Metal Company Virginia 100
Owen Electric Steel Company of South Carolina South Carolina 100
Owen Industrial Products, Inc. South Carolina 100
Owen Joist Corporation South Carolina 100
Owen Joist of Florida, Inc. Florida 100
Owen of Georgia, Inc. Georgia 100
Owen Steel Company of Florida Florida 100
Owen Steel Company of N.C., Inc. North Carolina 100
Owen Supply Company, Inc. South Carolina 100
Pyrosteel Limited, Sydney Australia 50
Regency Advertising Agency, Inc. Texas 100
SMI-Owen Steel Company, Inc. South Carolina 100
SMI Rebar Coating JV, Inc. North Carolina 100
SMI Steel Inc. Alabama 100
Structural Metals, Inc. Texas 100
Zenith Finance and Construction Company Texas 100
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