Industry areas

The Industries DLC added the ability to create specialized industrial zones called "Industry Areas" with user placed buildings, as opposed to the base game's growable buildings in the specialized zoned industry. The two types can both be utilized in the same city. Zoned industry can exist within Industry Areas, but most of the user placed buildings from the Industries DLC need to be within an Industry Area. Exceptions are the warehouses and Unique Factories, as well as the Postal Service buildings.

The buildings come in 5 types: extractors, processors, factory, auxiliary, and warehouses. Extractors create raw products at a rate dependent on resource abundance and building maximum. Raw products are then used by processors to create one of two processed materials known generically as "Special Goods". There are 8 types of Special Goods, two for each Industry type. Auxiliary buildings increase the efficiency of extractors and processors. Factories take the Special Goods to create "Luxury Goods" that can be exported or sent to commercial zones. Factories do not need to be placed in specialized zones and may require Special Goods from multiple different specializations. Warehouses store materials to be shipped to other buildings and don't need to be placed in a specialized zone. There are raw product storage areas specific to each specialization and general warehouses that can also hold processed materials.

Creating an Industry Area

A very small Industry Area will be created upon plopping one of the four Main Buildings. This Area must be enlarged in order to place additional buildings within the Industry Area. Alternately, an Industry Area may be created first, and then the Main Building can be placed within it.

Creating or enlarging an area is achieved with an area paint brush found in the Districts and Areas menu in the game. See Districts and Areas for more detailed information on creating an Area.

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  Paint Industry Area

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  Erase Industry Area

Main Buildings

Each Industry Area must have a Main Building that will define what type (Farming, Forestry, Oil, Ore) of Industrial Area it is, and it is the first building to be placed. Police and garbage collection will come to this building, while the fire service will go directly to the building on fire. The Main Building is required for the other buildings in the Industrial Area to operate. The appearance of the Main Building changes when the Industry Area reaches level 3 and level 5.

Leveling up

Industry Areas level up as you produce resources and supply jobs. They start at level 1 and max out at 5. Each level unlocks new buildings, increases production rates by 4% and lowers pollution rates by 10%.

Level	Resources Produced	Workers employed
1	Place Main Building
2	500	150
3	1,500	350
4	4,500	550
5	13,500	800

Forest Industry Area

Forests are a renewable resource giving a modest increase in tax incomes. Forestry does not pollute the ground, but it is noisy (think sawmills).

The forest natural resource can be artificially created by planting trees in an area. These will be treated by the game as equivalent to natural forests. The forest industry is also renewable so it does not ever run out, unlike oil and ore industries. There are special trucks for the forest industry that are log trucks and the factories look slightly different.

Forestry mostly provides jobs at low education levels, with a limited amount of jobs available for well and highly educated workers.

Forest Industry Extractors

All Forest Industry Extractors produce the raw resource "Raw Forest Products". They use no electricity and produce no noise or pollution.

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Water (m3/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Production (Units/₡)	Production (Units/cell)	Jobs/cell
	Small Tree Plantation	1	4,000	8	320	8×8	20	4,800	600	75	0.3125
	Medium Tree Plantation	3	8,000	24	400	8×16	40	8,000	333.3	62.5	0.3125
	Large Tree Plantation	5	12,000	40	480	16×16	50	11,200	280	43.75	0.1953125
	Small Tree Sapling Field	2	5,500	16	400	8×8	25	6,400	400	100	0.390625
	Large Tree Sapling Field	4	10,000	32	480	8×16	45	9,600	300	75	0.3515625

Forest Industry Processors

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Produces
	Sawmill	1	15,000	160	0	50	320	640	6×6	46	3,200	Planed Timber
	Biomass Pellet Plant	2	20,000	240	25	50	320	1440	16×8	70	3,200	Paper
	Engineered Wood Plant	4	25,000	288	0	50	480	1440	8×8	90	6,400	Planed Timber
	Pulp Mill	5	30,000	352	30	70	960	1600	16×8	95	6,400	Paper

Forest Industry Auxiliary

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Notes
	Forestry Main Building	0	20,000	120	0	20	192	480	10×8	40	Required to specialize zone in forestry
	Forestry Worker's Barracks	2	12,000	160	0	25	240	240	13×12	35	Increase production rate by 5% per building, max 100%
	Forestry Maintenance Building	4	30,000	200	0	25	160	480	9×15	50	Increase storage capacity by 5% per building

Forest Industry Storage Buildings

Storage for "Raw Forest Products" only. Raw Forest Products are produced by all Forestry Industry Area extractor buildings and by zoned forest industry extractors. Raw Forest Products may be imported at a cost, or exported for money.

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Capacity	Trucks
	Small Log Yard	1	5,000	12	0	20	160	80	8×8	300,000	12
	Saw Dust Storage	2	6,500	20	0	25	240	160	6×8	400,000	15
	Large Log Yard	3	10,000	24	0	35	320	240	12×13	500,000	20
	Wood Chip Storage	4	15,000	40	0	50	400	400	13×8	600,000	25

Farming Industry Area

Fertile land is a renewable resource that gives a modest increase in tax income without producing extra ground pollution. Instead, the agriculture Specialization will have an increased demand on the city's water supply.

Farming mostly provides jobs at low education levels, with a limited amount of jobs available for well and highly educated workers.

Farming Industry Extractors

All Farming Industry Extractors produce the raw resource "Crops".

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Production (Units/cell)
	Small Crop Field	1	4,000	12	0	0	400	0	4×8	20	4,800	150
	Medium Crop Field	3	8,000	28	0	0	560	0	8×8	22	8,000	125
	Large Crop Field	5	12,000	40	0	0	640	0	8×16	27	11,200	87.5
	Small Fruit Field	1	4,000	12	0	0	400	0	4×8	20	4,800	150
	Medium Fruit Field	3	8,000	28	0	0	560	0	8×8	22	8,000	125
	Large Fruit Field	5	12,000	40	0	0	640	0	8×16	27	11,200	87.5

Farming Industry Processors

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Produces
	Small Animal Pasture	1	7,500	40	0	25	400	0	6×8	25	2,400	Animal Products
	Large Animal Pasture	5	20,000	160	0	50	560	0	10×14	33	5,600	Animal Products
	Flour Mill	2	15,000	160	20	50	160	640	6×8	45	4,000	Flour
	Cattle Shed	2	12,000	160	20	50	320	240	4×7	55	3,200	Animal Products
	Milking Parlor	3	14,000	192	25	50	240	640	5×9	70	4,000	Animal Products
	Slaughterhouse	4	16,000	224	25	50	240	480	14×15	85	4,800	Animal Products

Farming Industry Auxiliary

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Notes
	Farming Main Building	0	15,000	160	0	20	192	480	7×4	50	Required to specialize zone in farming
	Farm Worker's Barracks	2	10,000	160	0	25	240	240	4×2	40	Increase production rate by 5% per building, max 100%
	Farm Maintenance Building	4	25,000	200	0	25	160	480	6×3	75	Increase storage capacity by 5% per building

Farming Industry Storage Buildings

Storage for "Crops" only. Crops are produced by all Farming Industry Area extractor buildings and by zoned farming industry extractors. Crops may be imported at a cost, or exported for money.

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Capacity	Trucks
	Small Grain Silo	1	6,000	16	0	20	80	160	1×2	300,000	12
	Small Barn	2	12,000	32	0	20	240	240	2×3	400,000	15
	Large Barn	4	18,000	48	0	35	400	320	2×4	500,000	20
	Large Grain Silo	5	22,000	64	0	35	320	400	3×4	600,000	25

Oil Industry Area

Oil is a limited resource that will increase tax income significantly, but it also produces a lot more ground pollution and requires more electricity. Extracted oil can be used as fuel in oil power plants. The oil industry buildings are similar to the ones in real life. They comprise of a small and simple oil extractor and sometimes a small building.

The oil industry provides jobs at a variety of education levels.

Oil Industry Extractors

All Oil Industry Extractors produce the raw resource "Oil".

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)
	Small Oil Pump	1	8000	24	30	40	240	480	1×2	18	4,800
	Large Oil Pump	3	16,000	48	50	60	400	960	3×3	30	8,000
	Small Oil Drilling Rig	2	12,000	40	40	40	240	640	2×3	30	6,400
	Large Oil Drilling Rig	4	20,000	80	60	60	320	800	4×4	50	9,600
	Offshore Oil Drilling Platform	5	45,000	160	50	40	240	1250	15×6	90	11,200

Oil Industry Processors

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Produces
	Oil Sludge Pyrolysis Plant	1	25,000	240	50	50	240	800	3×4	70	4,000	Petroleum
	Petrochemical Plant	2	30,000	320	70	50	320	1600	4×7	80	4,000	Plastics
	Waste Oil Refining Plant	4	35,000	400	80	50	240	1120	3×4	90	8,000	Petroleum
	Naphtha Cracker Plant	5	40,000	480	70	50	240	1600	12×6	100	8,000	Plastics

Oil Industry Auxiliary

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Notes
	Oil Industry Main Building	0	30,000	240	0	50	192	480	9×11	45	Required to specialize zone in oil industry
	Oil Industry Worker's Barracks	2	15,000	224	0	25	240	240	4×7	40	Increase production rate by 5% per building, max 100%
	Oil Industry Maintenance Building	4	35,000	288	0	25	160	640	6×7	50	Increase storage capacity by 5% per building

Oil Industry Storage Buildings

Storage for "Oil" only. Oil is obtained by Oil Industry Area extractor buildings and by zoned oil industry extractors. Oil may be imported at a cost, or exported for money.

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Capacity	Trucks
	Small Crude Oil Tank Farm	1	7,500	32	0	40	240	80	7×8	300,000	12
	Large Crude Oil Tank Farm	5	30,000	128	0	60	400	160	10×11	600,000	25
	Crude Oil Storage Cavern	2	12,000	64	0	25	320	800	7×7	400,000	15
	Oil Industry Storage	4	20,000	96	0	50	240	960	6×5	500,000	20

Ore Industry Area

Ore is a limited resource that produces more tax income and ground pollution, although not as much as oil industry. Ore industry requires more electricity than usual industry. Extracted ore can be used as fuel in coal power plants.

The ore industry provides jobs at a variety of education levels.

Ore Industry Extractors

All Ore Industry Extractors produce the raw resource "Ore".

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)
	Small Ore Mine	1	6500	16	30	40	240	320	6×9	25	4,800
	Medium Ore Mine	3	13,000	48	40	40	320	480	11×14	30	8,000
	Large Ore Mine	5	35,000	128	50	50	480	1120	8×26	80	11,200
	Small Ore Mine Underground	2	10,000	32	40	40	240	480	6×9	35	6,400
	Large Ore Mine Underground	4	18,000	64	50	50	400	960	7×13	55	9,600
	Seabed Mining Vessel	3	25,000	60	40	40	320	560	15×7	50	8,800

Ore Industry Processors

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Production (Units/week)	Produces
	Ore Grinding Mill	1	20,000	192	50	100	240	1600	7×7	45	3,200	Metals
	Glass Manufacturing Plant	2	25,000	256	20	40	240	1920	8×14	60	3,200	Glass
	Rotary Kiln Plant	4	30,000	320	60	75	320	1280	16×16	65	6,400	Metals
	Fibreglass Plant	5	35,000	384	60	50	320	1120	16×6	85	6,400	Glass

Ore Industry Auxiliary

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Workplaces	Notes
	Ore Industry Main Building	0	25,000	200	0	50	192	480	10×6	45	Required to specialize zone in ore industry
	Ore Industry Worker's Barracks	2	14,000	192	0	25	240	240	7×6	40	Increase production rate by 5% per building, max 100%
	Ore Industry Maintenance Building	4	32,000	256	0	25	160	640	13×7	50	Increase storage capacity by 5% per building

Ore Industry Storage Buildings

Storage for "Ore" only. Ore is mined by Ore Industry Area extractor buildings and by zoned ore industry extractors. Ore may be imported at a cost, or exported for money.

	Building	Level Unlocked	Cost (₡)	Upkeep (₡/week)	Pollution	Noise Pollution	Water (m3/week)	Electricity (kW/week)	Size (cells)	Capacity	Trucks
	Sand Storage	1	6,000	24	10	10	160	80	12×12	300,000	12
	Ore Storage	2	10,000	48	10	10	240	80	12×12	400,000	15
	Ore Industry Storage	4	15,000	72	0	25	320	240	8×16	500,000	20
	Raw Mineral Storage	5	21,000	96	20	25	400	160	10×14	600,000	25

Efficiency

Every level adds 4% up to 16%. Budget adds 25% and costs 50%. Barracks add 5%, up to 100%, and the cost varies (160, 160, 192, 224). The policy "Advanced Automation", in the industrial tab, adds 10% and costs 10%. These bonuses stack multiplicatively, so the theoretical maximum efficiency is 1.16*1.25*2*1.1=319%. However, there is a limit of 255% in the game.

Depletion of Resources

Main article: Depletion of Resources