Rubber

Rubber
Rubber is a material that is very flexible and has a lot of friction.
Unlocked at	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Rubber/Desc_Rubber.Desc_Rubber_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink value	60

Rubber is a mid-game item refined from Crude Oil commonly used for alternative recipes and some late-game items.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Rubber	3 × Crude Oil 30 / min												Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber 20 / min 90 MJ/item	2 × Heavy Oil Residue 20 / min 90 MJ/item	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Residual Rubber	4 × Polymer Resin 40 / min						4 × Water 40 / min						Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber 20 / min 90 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Recycled Rubber Alternate	6 × Plastic 30 / min						6 × Fuel 30 / min						Refinery 12 sec	12 × Rubber 60 / min 30 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Rubber / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	90 (76.92 )	(+330.01 )	863.02	4.34
Residual	55.38 (47.34 )	23.84	1274.93	5.44
Recycled (Blender)	20 (17.09 )	145.55	939.83	3.94

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate, which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower, the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower, the better.
• Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower, the better.
• Energy can be recovered in some recipes, by first producing Residual Fuel then burn it in Fuel Generators. The leftover energy can be used to power other factory buildings.
• The most efficient production route involves several recipes, as shown in the above diagram. If the Blender is not yet unlocked, Diluted Packaged Fuel can be used instead, with slightly more power consumption.

Usage

Research

 Rubber is used in the Caterium Research chain and Sulfur Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Cooling System	2 × Heat Sink 12 / min						2 × Rubber 12 / min						Blender 10 sec	1 × Cooling System 6 / min 750 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
	5 × Water 30 / min						25 × Nitrogen Gas 150 / min
Hazmat Suit	50 × Rubber						50 × Plastic						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Hazmat Suit		Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit
	50 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet						50 × Fabric
Modular Engine	2 × Motor 2 / min						15 × Rubber 15 / min						Manufacturer 60 sec	1 × Modular Engine 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	2 × Smart Plating 2 / min
Rifle	25 × Steel Pipe						2 × Motor						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Rifle		Sulfur Research - The Rifle
	10 × Rubber						250 × Screw
Turbo Motor	4 × Cooling System 7.5 / min						2 × Radio Control Unit 3.75 / min						Manufacturer 32 sec	1 × Turbo Motor 1.875 / min 1760 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production
	4 × Motor 7.5 / min						24 × Rubber 45 / min
Insulated Cable Alternate	9 × Wire 45 / min						6 × Rubber 30 / min						Assembler 12 sec	20 × Cable 100 / min 9 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quickwire Cable Alternate	3 × Quickwire 7.5 / min						2 × Rubber 5 / min						Assembler 24 sec	11 × Cable 27.5 / min 32.73 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Electrode Circuit Board Alternate	6 × Rubber 30 / min						9 × Petroleum Coke 45 / min						Assembler 12 sec	1 × Circuit Board 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Caterium Computer Alternate	4 × Circuit Board 15 / min						14 × Quickwire 52.5 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Computer 3.75 / min 880 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
	6 × Rubber 22.5 / min
Rubber Concrete Alternate	10 × Limestone 100 / min						2 × Rubber 20 / min						Assembler 6 sec	9 × Concrete 90 / min 10 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated Crystal Oscillator Alternate	10 × Quartz Crystal 18.75 / min						7 × Rubber 13.125 / min						Manufacturer 32 sec	1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.875 / min 1760 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator Caterium Research - Caterium Electronics
	1 × AI Limiter 1.875 / min
Heat Exchanger Alternate	3 × Aluminum Casing 30 / min						3 × Rubber 30 / min						Assembler 6 sec	1 × Heat Sink 10 / min 90 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Heavy Flexible Frame Alternate	5 × Modular Frame 18.75 / min						3 × Encased Industrial Beam 11.25 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 3.75 / min 880 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	20 × Rubber 75 / min						104 × Screw 390 / min
Recycled Plastic Alternate	6 × Rubber 30 / min						6 × Fuel 30 / min						Refinery 12 sec	12 × Plastic 60 / min 30 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Radio Control System Alternate	1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.5 / min						10 × Circuit Board 15 / min						Manufacturer 40 sec	3 × Radio Control Unit 4.5 / min 733.33 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
	60 × Aluminum Casing 90 / min						30 × Rubber 45 / min
Adhered Iron Plate Alternate	3 × Iron Plate 11.25 / min						1 × Rubber 3.75 / min						Assembler 16 sec	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 3.75 / min 240 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Flexible Framework Alternate	1 × Modular Frame 3.75 / min						6 × Steel Beam 22.5 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	2 × Versatile Framework 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
	8 × Rubber 30 / min
Fuel Generator	15 × Motor				15 × Encased Industrial Beam				30 × Copper Sheet				Build Gun	1 × Fuel Generator		Tier 6 - Logistics Mk.4
	50 × Rubber				50 × Quickwire
Packager	20 × Steel Beam						10 × Rubber						Build Gun	1 × Packager		Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
	10 × Plastic
Power Pole Mk.3	2 × High-Speed Connector						2 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.3		Caterium Research
	3 × Rubber
Resource Well Pressurizer	200 × Wire						50 × Rubber						Build Gun	1 × Resource Well Pressurizer		Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
	50 × Encased Industrial Beam						50 × Motor
Truck	15 × Motor				10 × Circuit Board				5 × Heavy Modular Frame				Build Gun	1 × Truck		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	50 × Rubber				20 × Encased Industrial Beam
Valve	4 × Rubber						4 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Valve		Tier 5 - Oil Processing

AWESOME Sink

 Rubber can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 60 points.

Tips

Later in the game, when you have collected the majority of the Hard Drives, be sure to unlock the following Alternate Recipes:

•  Heavy Oil Residue
•  Diluted Packaged Fuel/ Diluted Fuel
•  Recycled Plastic
•  Recycled Rubber

Combine these with Packaged Water, Unpackage Fuel and Residual Rubber to form a closed-loop production of Plastic and/or Rubber without any wastage, increasing the Oil to Plastic/Rubber conversion ratio up to 1:3. Empty Canisters from fuel unpackaging are reused and recycled back to the water packaging. The late-game alternative Blender recipe Diluted Fuel removes the need for packaging and unpackaging.

Gallery

• 
  Producing 900 Rubber/min from 300 m³ Crude Oil/min and utilises the diluted fuel alternate recipe, replacing the need for packagers with blenders.
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  Producing 900 Rubber/min from 300 m³/min Crude Oil without any wastage. Make sure to use up all the excess Residual Rubber to prevent clogging. Note: The plan is very old, now you have to use a packager instead of a refinery for packaged products.
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  The plan of the Rubber production at 900/min. Note: The plan is very old, now you have to use a packager instead of a refinery for packaged products.

History

• Patch 0.4.1.0: Stack size 100 -> 200