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Converts Coal and Water directly into Plastic with no extra inputs
Nearly perfect ratios
6108 Coal per minute (2¼ blue belts) -> 5600 Plastic per minute (2 blue belts)
100% efficient leaving no gaps in the plastic output and using as little coal as is possible
Needs 2 Offshore Pumps for the water pipe
Needs a little Heavy Oil just to start up, then never runs out