Arrangement for manufacturing steel strips

In an arrangement for manufacturing steel strip, the arrangement including at least one steel strip casting plant, the at least one casting plant discharging steel strip in a discharge direction, the at least one casting plant being followed by a first temperature equalizing furnace, a transverse conveying unit for steel strip sections, and a finishing mill, wherein the finishing mill has a rolling direction, the improvement comprising the finishing mill being arranged laterally offset relative to the at least one casting plant, the rolling direction of the finishing mill being opposite the discharge direction of the at least one casting plant, another temperature equalizing furnace being arranged next to the first temperature equalizing furnace, the first equalizing furnace conveying strip sections in the discharge direction of the at least one casting plant, the another temperature equalizing furnace conveying strip sections in a direction opposite the discharge direction toward the finishing mill, the first temperature equalizing furnace having an exit end and the another temperature equalizing furnace having an entry end, the transverse conveying unit being arranged at the exit end of the first temperature equalizing furnace and the entry end of the another temperature equalizing furnace for connecting the temperature equalizing furnaces to each other.