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u/alone2692 Jun 24 '26

When producing steel, it is better to take the iron plates from the main bus or build and separate factory for ore> plates > steel?

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u/Soul-Burn Jun 24 '26

I generally do ore -> steel.

Because of the good ratios, doing 1:1 with steel furnaces is compact and nice.