Caoutchouc Plantation

* New World

**Caoutchouc Plantation** is a Production Building which produces  Caoutchouc from caoutchouc fields. It can be built only in the New World, it requires caoutchouc fertility and fields to operate.

## Productivity

It takes 60 seconds to produce 1 ton of caoutchouc so the production rate is 1 ton of caoutchouc per minute. To achieve 100% productivity the farm needs 144 caoutchouc fields. Productivity can be changed by adjusting working conditions and using items.

## Production Chains

All regular production chains involving the Caoutchouc Plantation are listed below.

### Penny Farthings

**Penny Farthings**

 -1600 -200 -150 -40 -10

 83200 56 35 12 10 10

* Bicycle Factory
**1** @ 200%
for **4** /min

	+ Furnace
	**2** @ 100%

		- Iron Mine
		**1** @ 100%
		- Coal Mine★
		**1** @ 100%
	+ **Caoutchouc Plantation**
	**4** @ 100%

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

**Supplies:**

• 160  Engineers Residences (up to 6400  Engineers)

• **or** 80  Investors Residences (up to 4000  Investors)

### Steam Carriages

**Steam Carriages**

 -23410 -5 -500 -2950 -40 -100

 995500 280 470 360 320 320

* Cab Assembly Line
**2** @ 200%
for **4** /min

	+ Motor Assembly Line
	**3** @ 200%

		- Furnace
		**2** @ 100%

			* Iron Mine
			**1** @ 100%
			* Coal Mine★
			**1** @ 100%
		- Brass Smeltery
		**4** @ 100%

			* Copper Mine
			**2** @ 100%
			* Zinc Mine
			**2** @ 100%
	+ Coachmakers
	**8** @ 100%

		- Lumberjack's Hut
		**1** @ 100%
		- **Caoutchouc Plantation**
		**4** @ 100%

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

**Supplies:**

  • 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000  Investors)

### The High Life DLC

#### Chewing Gum

**Chewing Gum**

 -915 -65 -175 -10

 71550 68 55

* Chemical Plant: Chewing Gum
**1** @ 100%
for **2** /min

	+ **Caoutchouc Plantation**
	**2** @ 100%
	+ Sugar Refinery
	**1** @ 100%

		- Sugar Cane Plantation
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Orchard: Cinnamon
	**1** @ 100%

#### Shopping Arcades

Caoutchouc Plantations are also involved in the following Shopping Arcades patents:

**Refrigerators**
*Department Store Patent*

Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +4
• Income: +22%
• Consumption reduction: -20% •  -10%

 -7000 -300 -960 -40 -1250 -10

 244400 496 500 409 320 140

* Department Store: Refrigerators
**4** @ 200%

	+ Furnace
	**2** @ 100%

		- Iron Mine
		**1** @ 100%
		- Coal Mine
		**1** @ 100%
	+ **Caoutchouc Plantation**
	**4** @ 100%
	+ Gas Mine
	**5** @ 360%

## Alternatives

Caoutchouc Plantations are also involved in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a  Trade Union.

### Penny Farthings (Dario the Mechanical Engineer)

**Penny Farthings**
*Dario the Mechanical Engineer*

 -1350 -50 -150 -40

 81600 44 20 12 10 10

* Bicycle Factory
**1** @ 200%
for **4** /min
and **0.5** /min
and **0.5** /min

	+ Iron Mine
	**1** @ 100%
	+ **Caoutchouc Plantation**
	**4** @ 100%

 **Penny Farthings supply:**

  • 160 Engineer Residences (up to 6400  Engineers)

  • **or** 80 Investor Residences (up to 4000  Investors)

 **Pocket Watches supply:**

  • 63,75 Engineer Residences (up to 2550  Engineers)

  • **or** 31,875 Investor Residences (up to 1593,75  Investors)

 **Gramophones supply:**

  • 95 Investor Residences (up to 4750  Investors)

  • **or** 95,2 Scholar Residences (up to 11428  Scholars)

### Steam Carriages (Susannah the Steam Engineer)

**Steam Carriages**
*Susannah the Steam Engineer*

 -18660 -5 -50 -2800 -40 -20

 829600 148 305 240 220 220

* Cab Assembly Line
**2** @ 200%
for **4** /min
and **1** /min

	+ Filament Factory
	**4** @ 100%

		- Coal Mine★
		**1** @ 100%
	+ Coachmakers
	**8** @ 100%

		- Lumberjack's Hut
		**1** @ 100%
		- **Caoutchouc Plantation**
		**4** @ 100%

★ The  Coal Mine may be replaced with two  Charcoal Kilns

for   +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

 **Steam Carriages supply:**

  • 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000  Investors)

 **Light Bulbs supply:**

  • 80 Engineer Residences (up to 3200  Engineers)

  • **or** 40 Investor Residences (up to 2000  Investors)

## Items

Some items when equipped in trade unions can have an impact on caoutchouc plantations.