Factorio · Chemical processing machines | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Chemical processing machines, then choose the machine that will run it. The per-minute rate uses the recorded output, recipe duration and machine speed. Batch quantities answer how many materials a fixed number of operations consumes; the rate column answers how fast one selected machine processes them.
Increase the target rate to see the number of whole machines needed. Rounding up leaves some nominal spare capacity. This is a direct production step, not a balanced factory: upstream supply, transport and temporary interruptions still need to support the stated rate.
Oil refinery
3.75 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 16
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Steel plate | 15 | 56.25 |
| − Iron gear wheel | 10 | 37.5 |
| − Stone brick | 10 | 37.5 |
| − Electronic circuit | 10 | 37.5 |
| − Pipe | 10 | 37.5 |
| + Oil refinery | 1 | 3.75 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Oil refinery · 8 Seconds
Steel plate × 15 + Iron gear wheel × 10 + Stone brick × 10 + Electronic circuit × 10 + Pipe × 10 → Oil refinery × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Oil refinery. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Steel plate × 60, Iron gear wheel × 40, Stone brick × 40, Electronic circuit × 40, and Pipe × 40.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Chemical plant
6 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 10
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Steel plate | 5 | 30 |
| − Iron gear wheel | 5 | 30 |
| − Electronic circuit | 5 | 30 |
| − Pipe | 5 | 30 |
| + Chemical plant | 1 | 6 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Chemical plant · 5 Seconds
Steel plate × 5 + Iron gear wheel × 5 + Electronic circuit × 5 + Pipe × 5 → Chemical plant × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Chemical plant. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Steel plate × 20, Iron gear wheel × 20, Electronic circuit × 20, and Pipe × 20.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Centrifuge
7.5 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 8
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Concrete | 100 | 750 |
| − Steel plate | 50 | 375 |
| − Advanced circuit | 100 | 750 |
| − Iron gear wheel | 100 | 750 |
| + Centrifuge | 1 | 7.5 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Centrifuge · 4 Seconds
Concrete × 100 + Steel plate × 50 + Advanced circuit × 100 + Iron gear wheel × 100 → Centrifuge × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Centrifuge. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Concrete × 400, Steel plate × 200, Advanced circuit × 400, and Iron gear wheel × 400.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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