EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Commercial Metals Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 30, 2003 (the “Report”), I, Stanley A. Rabin, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Stanley A. Rabin

Stanley A. Rabin
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 14, 2004