Sulfur — Factorio Production Calculator
Sulfur is crafted in the chemical plant in 1 seconds, producing 2 per craft from 30 × Water, 30 × Petroleum gas. At 60 per minute you need 0.5 chemical plants, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: water, petroleum gas.
Production chain for 60 Sulfur / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfur | 60 | 0.5 | Chemical plant |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Water | 900 |
| Petroleum gas | 900 |
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.
Sulfur recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical plant | 1 s | 2 | Water × 30, Petroleum gas × 30 |
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 machines and nothing else to build.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 900 per minute, which is 1 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 sulfur
3 base-game recipes consume sulfur, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Sulfuric acid — 5 per craft
- Chemical science pack — 1 per craft
- Explosives — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many chemical plants do I need for 60 sulfurs per minute?
0.5 chemical plants. One at standard speed produces 120 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 sulfur take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 900 water per minute, 900 petroleum gas per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is sulfur needed for science packs?
Yes — it goes directly into Chemical science pack. 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.