Synthetic Rubber

An extremely useful synthetic material derived from petrochemicals.

Notes

Synthetic Rubber is a refined industrial material crafted from petrochemicals, classified as both an Ingredient and a Product. It is a key component in manufacturing a wide range of modern tools and equipment, including chainsaws, modern axes, pickaxes, and advanced machinery like the Jaw Crusher. Note that its production relies on petroleum processing, which can contribute to pollution, so balancing rubber output with environmental regulation is important for a sustainable town economy.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Oil Drilling level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

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

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

Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Petroleum	3	item
Crushed Sulfur	1	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Iron Scrap	0.07
Chemical Pollutant	0.02

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	180 calories
Craft time	1.5 min
Throughput	≈ 240 Synthetic Rubber / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 1.5× Iron Scrap
• 0.1× Chemical Waste

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 78.75× Iron Ore
• 1.31× Clay

Categories

• Ingredient
• Product

Obtained from

• Synthetic Rubber

Used in

• Chef Shoes
• Explorer Boots
• Farmer Boots

• Rubber Wheel

• Handheld Camera

• Oil Drilling Upgrade

• Chainsaw
• Modern Axe
• Modern Hammer
• Modern Hoe
• Modern Machete
• Modern Paint Sprayer
• Modern Pickaxe
• Modern Rock Drill
• Modern Scythe
• Modern Shovel

• Jaw Crusher

See also

AcornAdobeAdvanced CircuitAdvanced Combustion EngineAgave LeavesAgave Seed