Severstal installed new equipment for hot-rolled strip winding in thicknesses from 1.2 to 16 mm and coil tying machines at CherMK Mill 2000. Mill 2000 is one of the key units in the process chain, as it produces about 65% of CherMK's output. Re-equipment project worth about β½4 billion is important both from the point of view of improving product quality and increasing the mill's productivity by 300 thousand tons per year.