Produced by: Refinery (Surface)
Consumed by: High Tech, Industrial and Military

CMM composites are layered carbon and metals bonded to take advantage of the properties for each of the different components. These result in flexible, lightweight and strong structures.

Produced by: Refinery (Surface)
Consumed by: Industrial and High Tech

A wide range of engineered materials supporting a broad range of technological and industrial applications.

Produced by: Refinery (Space)
Consumed by: High Tech, Industrial and Military

Insulating membranes are used to control heat flow between devices and are typically used for cooling.

The universal lubricator used in construction, machinery and agriculture. It also has a number of domestic applications. Its slogan is: "The lube that keeps the galaxy spinning!"

Meta-alloys have a complex lattice structure with large internal voids. They are cellular in nature, and formed organically. They are incredibly strong – much stronger than foamed aluminium for example. Many elements form the structure so technically they are alloys, but the composition is different in different parts of the cell walls for strength. They are good thermal insulators, and have a high melting point, but if they are melted they lose all their special properties and become a conventional alloy. They are easily machined, but as yet cannot be manufactured and are only found in space. They are associated with recently discovered alien entities nicknamed 'Large Barnacles' by interstellar explorers. These appear to be common in certain parts of space, although no-one is certain why. This material has been heralded as the next step in materials technology. It is ultra-light and stronger and more versatile than most commercially available alloys.

Used by factions as a reward for mission contracts.
Consumed by: Industrial and Military

High specification cooling hoses used as conduits for fluid or gas based thermal management systems.

Used by factions as a reward for mission contracts.
Consumed by: High Tech and Military

Neofabric insulation is a material using complementary fibre structures to retain, or protect from, heat build up.

Produced by: Refinery
Consumed by: Military, Terraforming and Industrial

Polymers are materials made of long chains of molecules. They are synthesised from mineral oil in refineries, and then used by industry to manufacture a very wide range of goods.

Produced by: Refinery
Consumed by: Terraforming and Industrial

Extremely pure semiconducting crystalline materials are used extensively in the electronics industry.

Produced by: Refinery
Consumed by: Terraforming, High Tech and Industrial

Complex highly pure alloys have zero resistance to electricity below a certain temperature. Such superconducting alloys are used in High Tech and Industrial economies to create a wide range of devices.