1. Finished product industries
2. Non-production industries
3. Raw materials industries
4. Constant production industries
5. How do I increase an industry's production?

Finished product industries

Finished product industries accept raw materials and put out a finished product (goods, food, etc.). They may close if they don't receive any raw materials over a long stretch of time. Also, only some of the industry's squares will actually accept materials.

In the original version, these industries will put out a small amount of finished products even if no raw materials are received. This differs from TTD, in which the industries only spit out products if raw materials are received.

Industry	Accepts	Produces	Climate
Sawmill	Wood	Goods	Temperate
Oil Refinery	Oil	Goods	Temperate, Arctic, Tropical
Steel Mill	Iron Ore	Steel	Temperate
Factory	Steel, Grain, Livestock	Goods	Temperate
Factory	Rubber, Copper, Wood	Goods	Tropical
Paper Mill	Wood	Paper	Arctic
Printing Works	Paper	Goods	Arctic
Food Processing Plant	Wheat, Livestock	Food	Arctic
Food Processing Plant	Fruit, Maize	Food	Tropical
Toy Factory	Plastic, Batteries	Toys	Toyland
Sweet Factory	Toffee, Cotton Candy, Sugar	Sweets	Toyland
Fizzy Drink Factory	Cola, Bubbles	Fizzy Drinks	Toyland

Non-production industries

Non-production industries, as the name suggests, only accept raw materials and don't product a finished product. They include banks (in the arctic and desert climates), water towers, and power stations. Power stations may shut down if they don't receive any coal, but banks and water towers never close.

Industry	Accepts	Climate
Power Station	Coal	Temperate, Arctic
Bank	Gold	Arctic
Bank	Diamonds	Tropical
Water Tower	Water	Tropical
Toy Shop	Toys	Toyland

Raw materials industries

Raw materials industries produce a steady stream of materials. They don't accept anything. These industries produce a fixed amount of materials each month, but the production level may change at the beginning of the month. Production will either double or drop in half. If the industry is already producing a minimal amount of material, then the game may decide to shut it down permanently.

Beware! An industry that you spent thousands of dollars building transport to could cut production or shut down with little prior notice. Also, the industry could double its output a couple of times over the course of a few months and then your stations are inundated with raw materials, which causes your ratings to drop.

Industry	Produces	Default Production	Climate
Coal Mine	Coal	120 tons	Temperate, Arctic
Forest	Wood	117 tons	Temperate, Arctic
Farm	Grain, Livestock	90 tons, 90 head	Temperate
Farm	Wheat, Livestock	90 tons, 90 head	Arctic
Farm	Maize	99 tons	Tropical
Oil Rig	Oil, Passengers	9600 liters, 20 passengers	Temperate
Oil Wells	Oil	9600 liters	Temperate, Arctic, Tropical
Iron Ore Mine	Iron Ore	90 tons	Temperate
Gold Mine	Gold	45 bags	Arctic
Diamond Mine	Diamonds	45 bags	Tropical
Rubber Plantation	Rubber	9600 liters	Tropical
Copper Ore Mines	Copper Ore	45 tons	Tropical
Water Supply	Water	9600 liters	Tropical
Fruit Plantation	Fruit	80 tons	Tropical
Sugar Mines	Sugar	90 tons	Toyland
Cola Wells	Cola	9600 liters	Toyland
Cotton Candy Forest	Cotton Candy	117 tons?	Toyland
Bubble Generator	Bubbles	45 bubbles	Toyland
Toffee Quarry	Toffee	90 tons	Toyland
Battery Farm	Batteries	99 batteries?	Toyland
Plastic Fountain	Plastic	9600 liters?	Toyland
Note: The default production levels are for TT Deluxe. The industries in the original version seem to spit out higher amounts of raw materials.

Constant production industries

Some industries also put out a constant amount of raw materials each month and never run the risk of shutting down. The temperate climate bank, for example, puts out about 54 bags of valuables each month (it might vary slightly). The tropical lumber mill puts out about 180 tons of wood a month. Unfortunately, these two industries aren't around in the beginning of the game. You have to fund construction of the lumber mills (quite expensive), or wait for two or more banks to be constructed on their own. The banks will only build in cities with more than 1,200 people. (You could, of course, build them in the Scenario Editor if you don't want to wait.)

Tropical lumber mills are an interesting industry. They cut and clear trees in the rainforests, and then produce transportable wood. Since wood is the most valuable material in the tropical scenario (even more so than diamonds!), lumber mills can be quite profitable. Also, you save money if you plan to build near the lumber mill since you don't have to clear the trees yourself. Lumber mills are nice to have, if you can afford them! Note that lumber mills will only cut trees within 19 squares. If a lumber mill cuts down all of the trees within this area, it will halt production until new trees are planted by you or until they are planted randomly.

How do I increase an industry's production?

You can't. The game determines how much raw material is produced by an industry, a quantity that cannot be altered.

Finished product industries, however, spit out products relative to how much raw materials they receive. If you increase the raw materials sent to them, the the production will increase.

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