Ultimate Caoutchouc Plantation guide: Caoutchouc in Anno 1800

This is the Caoutchouc Plantation, and it produces Caoutchouc in Anno 1800. In addition, it supports several key mid and late game production chains.

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Descripton

This is the Caoutchouc Plantation, and it is used to produce Caoutchouc in Anno 1800. It sits at the start of several important production chains, including the Penny Farthing production chain and the Steam Carriages production chain.

In addition, the Caoutchouc Plantation can only be built in the New World. It also needs a lot of space because you must place 144 fields to grow the Caoutchouc. Once it is running, the plantation produces one ton of Caoutchouc every minute. This gives you a steady supply for your mid‑ and late‑game production chains.

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What is produced

Improvements

In this section, we will look at the improvements you can add to the Caoutchouc Plantation to boost its productivity and efficiency. To begin with, placement matters. The plantation works like a farm, so it needs enough space for all of its fields.

Next, we will look at the items you can place in the Trade Union. These items give strong bonuses that can increase output, reduce workforce, or improve overall efficiency. As a result, your Caoutchouc production in Anno 1800 becomes much stronger.

Placement

In this section, we will look at the best placement for the Caoutchouc Plantation. To begin with, it helps to place the plantation in a rectangular layout. This shape makes the design much easier to copy, move, and reuse as you expand your Caoutchouc production in Anno 1800.

Trade union

In this section, we will look at which items you can add to the Trade Union to increase the productivity and efficiency of the Caoutchouc Plantation. To begin with, you can find these items in many different places across your Anno 1800 world.

In addition, there are several sources for gathering them. You can gain items from trading with NPC, quests, expeditions, the Research Institute, crafting, combat loot, and even the World’s Fair. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at these options now.

Item name	Effects	Rarity/Notes
Picker	+7% Productivity	Common, Expedition bonus – +10 Crafting
Caoutchouc saplings	-15% Productivity, Caoutchouc fertility provided	Uncommon
Furrow plough	+25% Productivity	Uncommon
Soil sampler	+15% Productivity	Uncommon
Tree surgeon	+12% Productivity	Uncommon, Expedition bonus – +20 Crafting
Wood ash	+30% Productivity, +15% Modules	Uncommon
Arborist	+35% Productivity	Rare, Expedition bonus – +30 Crafting
Balance plough	+35% Productivity	Rare
Chemical fertiliser	+50% Productivity, +25% Modules	Rare
Quality Caoutchouc saplings	Caoutchouc fertility provided	Rare
Horticulturalist Hermann	+20% Productivity, No. of Modules: -20%, Extra Goods, Occasionally produces extra  Red Peppers, Potatoes, and Grapes	Epic, Expedition bonus – +40 Crafting
Hybrid Caoutchouc saplings	+25% Productivity, Caoutchouc fertility provided	Epic
Miraculous steel plough	+50% Productivity, -50% Maintenance, -50% Workforce	Epic
Patent steel seed drill	+40% Productivity, -50% Workforce	Epic
Superphosphate fertiliser	+70% Productivity, +35% Modules	Epic
Dr. Ali Al-Zahir, the Botanical Director	+30% Productivity, +7 Attractiveness, Extra Goods, Occasionally produces extra  Red Peppers, Potatoes, Grapes, Grain, and  Hops	Legendary, Expedition bonus – +50 Crafting

These are the item’s that you can use with the Caoutchouc Plantation.

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Layouts

In this section, we will look at the different layouts you can use for the Caoutchouc Plantation. To begin with, good layouts are important because they help you organise the plantation and keep transport routes clear.

In addition, these layouts make it easier to move Caoutchouc to other regions. Since Caoutchouc is not used in the New World, you must transport it back to the Old World for the factories that need it. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the layout options now.

Option 1

In this layout, we place the Caoutchouc Plantation alongside a Warehouse and a Trading Post. This setup ensures the plantation can deliver Caoutchouc quickly and without delays.

In addition, the Trading Post plays an important role. It lets you move Caoutchouc from the New World to the Old World, where it is needed for production chains like Penny Farthings and Steam Carriages.

Here we can see a simple layout for the Caoutchouc Plantation

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