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Wares are manufactured by stations and either processed by succesive successive stations or , used to build stations, ships or equipment., or consumed by the populous. In the latter case, drugs (in white Tier 2 boxes below) are purchased by Trade Stations and foods (in coloured Tier 2 boxes below) feed their race-specific Habitation Modules. Interestingly, Space Fuel (Argon drug) and Nostrop Oil (Paranid Teladi food) use water instead of a their faction's second basic food Ware.

Manufacturing Tiers

Tier 0: Resources produced from harvested sunlight (Energy Cells; ECs), asteroids (minerals and water) and nebulae (gases).
Tier 1: Basic foods produced by the main factions from ECs and Water (Tier 0 Wares).
Tier 2: Food and drugs produced from Tier 1 Wares, Water and ECs.
Tier 3: Refined Wares produced from harvested minerals, gases and ECs.
Tier 4: Advanced Wares produced from Tier 3 Wares and ECs.
Tier 5: Components produced from Tier 3, Tier 4 and, occasionally, other Tier 5 Wares.
Tier 6: Equipment, including ship hulls, ship equipment and station modules

Food Economy (Tiers 0-2)

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Green box: Argon-specific
Blue box: Paranid-specific
Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Gold box: Medical Supply Production Modules use Wheat OR Soja Beans OR Sunrise Flowers (not interchangeable)
Grey box: Terminal destination

Black arrow: Manufacturing pathway or route to terminal destination
Orange arrow:  Pathway that also requires ECs
Red arrow:  Pathway that also requires ECs and Water

Components Economy (Tiers 0 and 3-5)

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Yellow box: Teladi-specific
Red box: Argon- and Paranid-specific
Gold box: Wares made by modules that use Refined Metals OR Teladianium (not interchangeable)
Grey box: Terminal destination

Black arrow: Route to terminal destination 
Orange arrow:  Manufacturing pathway that also requires ECs

Component Utilisation (Tiers 0 and 4-6)

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Grey box: Terminal destination

Orange arrow:  Manufacturing pathway that also requires ECs