Solid fuel — Factorio Production Calculator
Solid fuel is crafted in the chemical plant in 1 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 10 × Light oil. At 60 per minute you need 1 chemical plant, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: light oil.
Production chain for 60 Solid fuel / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid fuel | 60 | 1 | Chemical plant |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Light oil | 600 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Solid fuel recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical plant | 1 s | 1 | Light oil × 10 |
What the whole chain needs
This recipe has no intermediate steps: every ingredient is a raw resource, so the chain is a single machine block fed straight from mining or pumpjacks. At 60 per minute that is 1 machine and nothing else to build.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 600 per minute, which is 0.67 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses solid fuel
1 base-game recipe consumes solid fuel, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Rocket fuel — 10 per craft
FAQ
How many chemical plants do I need for 60 solid fuels per minute?
1 chemical plant. One at standard speed produces 60 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does solid fuel take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 600 light oil per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is solid fuel needed for science packs?
Not directly. It feeds Rocket fuel, and those in turn feed the science packs. Open the science pack page to see the demand that lands on this recipe.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.