Plastic is a versatile solid manufactured in a Refinery.
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How to craft Plastic
Quantities below are per complete recipe batch. Rates are for one machine at 100% clock. Keep every output moving so byproducts do not block production.
Use a Refinery configured for Plastic and supply Crude Oil through the appropriate oil extraction setup. The standard layout map can show Crude Oil resource locations. Its map data…
Plastic is a versatile solid manufactured in a Refinery. The default Plastic recipe consumes Crude Oil and also produces Heavy Oil Residue, so the fluid coproduct needs a destination or storage capacity. Plastic is used in Circuit Boards, Supercomputers, Empty Canisters, Computers, and the Hazmat Suit, among other recipes. The default recipe consumes 3 m³ Crude Oil and makes 2 Plastic plus 1 m³ Heavy Oil Residue per batch. Plastic is not gathered from a deposit. Plan both outputs before scaling the line so that Residue cannot back up and stop production.
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51 Crude Oil locations
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● Impure: amber● Normal: cyan● Pure: lime◆ Well outlet■ Well core
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How to craft
Use a Refinery configured for Plastic and supply Crude Oil through the appropriate oil extraction setup. The standard layout map can show Crude Oil resource locations. Its map data represents the standard layout; it does not describe randomized world layouts.
Before you craft
Refinery configured for the Plastic recipe
3 m³ Crude Oil per batch
Capacity for 1 m³ Heavy Oil Residue per batch
Use the standard resource map to locate Crude Oil resources.
Choose an accessible oil supply and inspect its location in game.
Extract Crude Oil using the appropriate oil extraction setup and connect it to a Refinery.
Configure the Refinery for the default Plastic recipe.
Supply Crude Oil and collect the 2 Plastic produced per batch.
Route the Heavy Oil Residue to a usable process or storage before it backs up.
Crafting tips
At 100% clock, one Refinery consumes 30 m³ Crude Oil and produces 20 Plastic plus 10 m³ Heavy Oil Residue per minute.
Crude Oil and Heavy Oil Residue are fluids; plan connected fluid handling for both.
The standard map shows a standard layout and may not match a randomized layout.
Repeat, collect and use
Scale production by adding Refinery capacity only when Crude Oil delivery, Residue handling, and Plastic demand can all support the added rate.
Common mistakes
Ignoring Heavy Oil Residue until a full output blocks production.
Searching for Plastic deposits rather than refining Crude Oil.
Treating the standard map as a guide to randomized layouts.
When to stop or switch
Stop or throttle the Refinery when Plastic storage is full, Crude Oil delivery is constrained, or the Heavy Oil Residue output has no capacity.
Use a Refinery configured for Plastic and supply Crude Oil through the appropriate oil extraction setup. The standard layout map can show Crude Oil resource locations. Its map data represents the standard layout; it does not describe randomized world layouts.
Refinery configured for the Plastic recipe
3 m³ Crude Oil per batch
Capacity for 1 m³ Heavy Oil Residue per batch
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