Rubber

Rubber
Rubber is a material that is very flexible and has a lot of friction.
Unlocked at	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Stack Size	100
Sink Value	60
Blueprint Path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Rubber/Desc_Rubber.Desc_Rubber_C

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

Usage

Research

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

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Insulated Cable (Rubber 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	7 × Circuit Board 26.25 / min						28 × Quickwire 105 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Computer 3.75 / min 880 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
	12 × Rubber 45 / min
Rubber Concrete Alternate	10 × Limestone 50 / min						2 × Rubber 10 / min						Assembler 12 sec	9 × Concrete 45 / min 20 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 × A.I. Limiter 1.875 / min
Fuel Generator	5 × Computer				10 × Heavy Modular Frame				15 × Motor				Build Gun	1 × Fuel Generator		Tier 6 - Expanded Power Infrastructure
	50 × Rubber				50 × Quickwire
Gas Filter	5 × Coal 37.5 / min						2 × Rubber 15 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec × 2	1 × Gas Filter 7.5 / min 440 MJ / item		Tier 5 - GasMask
	2 × Fabric 15 / min
Gas mask	100 × Rubber						100 × Plastic						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Gas mask		Tier 5 - GasMask
	100 × Fabric
Geothermal Generator	8 × Supercomputer				16 × Heavy Modular Frame				16 × High-Speed Connector				Build Gun	1 × Geothermal Generator		Caterium Research - Geothermal Generator
	40 × Copper Sheet				80 × Rubber
Hazmat Suit	50 × Rubber						50 × Plastic						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Hazmat Suit		Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit
	50 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet						50 × Fabric
Heat Sink	8 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet 40 / min						14 × Rubber 70 / min						Assembler 12 sec × 9	2 × Heat Sink 10 / min 90 MJ / item		Tier 7 - 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
Iodine Infused Filter	1 × Gas Filter 3.75 / min						8 × Quickwire 30 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec × 4	1 × Iodine Infused Filter 3.75 / min 880 MJ / item		Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit
	2 × Rubber 7.5 / min
Jetpack	50 × Plastic						15 × Circuit Board						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Jetpack		Tier 6 - Jetpack
	50 × Rubber						25 × Cable
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
Packager	20 × Steel Beam						10 × Rubber						Build Gun	1 × Packager		Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
	10 × Plastic
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
Power Pole Mk.3	2 × High-Speed Connector						2 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.3		Caterium Research
	3 × Rubber
Radio Control Unit	4 × Heat Sink 10 / min						16 × Rubber 40 / min						Manufacturer 24 sec × 18	1 × Radio Control Unit 2.5 / min 1320 MJ / item		Quartz Research - Radio Control Unit
	1 × Crystal Oscillator 2.5 / min						1 × Computer 2.5 / 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
Resource Well Pressurizer	200 × Wire						50 × Rubber						Build Gun	1 × Resource Well Pressurizer		Tier 8
	50 × Plastic						50 × Motor
Rifle Cartridge	1 × Beacon 3 / min						10 × Steel Pipe 30 / min						Manufacturer 20 sec × 5	5 × Rifle Cartridge 15 / min 220 MJ / item		Sulfur Research - Rifle Cartridges
	10 × Black Powder 30 / min						10 × Rubber 30 / min
Truck	8 × Motor				10 × Computer				4 × Heavy Modular Frame				Build Gun	1 × Truck		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	50 × Rubber				10 × Beacon
Turbo Motor	4 × Heat Sink 7.5 / min						2 × Radio Control Unit 3.75 / min						Manufacturer 32 sec × 32	1 × Turbo Motor 1.875 / min 1760 MJ / item		Tier 7 - Advanced Aluminum Production
	4 × Motor 7.5 / min						24 × Rubber 45 / min
Valve	4 × Rubber						4 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Valve		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 Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	8 × Rubber 30 / min

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
•  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.

Gallery

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  The item as seen in the reveal trailer (old visual).

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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.

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  The plan of the Rubber production at 900/min.