⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →

Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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Plastic

An extremely useful synthetic material derived from petrochemicals.

Weight1000 gMax stack100Currencymintable, 10,000 coins/itemSkillOil Drilling Lv 1StationOil Refinery

Notes

Plastic is a synthetic material refined from petrochemicals that can be minted into currency at a Mint (up to 10,000 coins per item), making it a potential backing resource for a stable government-issued currency. It is also a key ingredient in advanced industrial recipes such as the Computer Lab and Composite Lumber, so stockpiling plastic is important for both economic and technological progression.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Oil Drilling Upgrade (−25% cost)

Oil Drilling level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Fuel Focus Synthetic Materials Synthetic Materials (Oil Drilling Lv 3) Fuel Focus (Oil Drilling Lv 6)

Quantity to craftScales ingredients, labor, time, output & total raw by the number of crafts.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Petroleum	4	item

Crafting

Labor	180 calories
Craft time	1.5 min
Throughput	≈ 80 Plastic / hour (base)

Total raw to craft this

Steps7Total labor1422.5 calTotal time6.25 min

15× Iron Ore
1× Clay

Categories

Obtained from

Plastic

Used in

Advanced Carpentry Table

Composite Lumber

Advanced Tailoring Table

Builder Helmet

Electric Machinist Table

Electronics Assembly

Farmers Table

Plastic Window Planter

Injection Mold Machine

Laboratory

Modern Upgrade 4

Robotic Assembly Line

Small Shipyard

Spin Melter

Fiberglass

See also

Claim Paper Item