ECS Wood Vector. Paper Mill
Paper Mill
Drawn by George, inspired by Paper mill by BerberJesus
General data
Paper mills process wood products and refined products and produce paper. Paper mills can be built by a player. Building cost is £515,504. Paper mills have 1 possible layout.
Paper mill production is shown in the table (production data is calculated for 8 cycles a month. During game play, there are 8 or 9 cycles, while the total amount of distributed cargo is adjusted with property for minimal amount of cargo distributed).
The industry processes wood products and refined products at the same time and both are required for production. The industry can't produce paper from wood products without refined products and from refined products without wood products unless refined products are not defined.
| Level | Cycles | Paper | Wood products | Refined products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | 1 | 72 | 96 | 8 |
| Low | 2 | 144 | 192 | 16 |
| Normal | 4 | 288 | 384 | 32 |
| High | 9 | 648 | 864 | 72 |
| Very high | 19 | 1368 | 1824 | 152 |
| Ultimate | 41 | 2952 | 3936 | 328 |
Production change
Changing production level is calculated by comparing the min of wood products waiting and refined products waiting * 9 with the value shown in the table.
The industry can increase production level by one, and decrease it to any level. Increasing production on normal and higher production levels also requires that at least 50% of goods are transported.
When the industry has a very low production level and does not have enough cargo waiting, it tests close down conditions. Industries in service have a close down chance reduced by 50%. Newly built industries can be closed only if they are at least 2 years old. Industries, built by the random map generator or map editor, can be closed only if they are at least 5 years old. A close down chance is 2% and there is an 8% chance for increasing production.
| Level | Decrease | Increase |
|---|---|---|
| Very low | 108 | 324 |
| Low | 227 | 681 |
| Normal | 475 | 1425 |
| High | 1004 | 3012 |
| Very high | 2095 | 6285 |
| Ultimate | 4406 |
Stockpile size
Cargo acceptance is limited by storage capacity. If the stockpile is in overflow, the industry stops accepting cargo until the stockpile is down to 75% of capacity, at which point the industry will start accepting cargo again.
| Wood products | Wood products (75%) | Refined products | Refined products (75%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1597 | 1197 | 336 | 252 |
| 2281 | 1711 | 480 | 360 |
| 3259 | 2444 | 686 | 515 |
| 4655 | 3491 | 980 | 735 |
| 6650 | 4988 | 1400 | 1050 |
| 9500 | 7125 | 2000 | 1500 |
Possible location
Paper mills should be built close to water (2 - 4 tiles) on flat land. They can't be built near other paper mills, printing works, sawmills or refineries.
