diff --git a/technic/machines/register/alloy_recipes.lua b/technic/machines/register/alloy_recipes.lua
index 86fe87d..f921705 100644
--- a/technic/machines/register/alloy_recipes.lua
+++ b/technic/machines/register/alloy_recipes.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ local recipes = {
 	{"default:copper_ingot 2",        "technic:zinc_ingot",         "technic:brass_ingot 3"},
 	{"default:sand 2",                "technic:coal_dust 2",        "technic:silicon_wafer"},
 	{"technic:silicon_wafer",         "technic:gold_dust",          "technic:doped_silicon_wafer"},
+	-- latex is being refined to rubber by drying and adding carbon pigments to strengthen the material (which also turns it black)
+	-- it should not yield more rubber than its latex input, but it may be processed faster than ores
+	{"technic:raw_latex 3",           "technic:coal_dust 3",        "technic:rubber 3", 2},
 }
 
 for _, data in pairs(recipes) do
diff --git a/technic/machines/register/extractor_recipes.lua b/technic/machines/register/extractor_recipes.lua
index 772770c..1de0ba0 100644
--- a/technic/machines/register/extractor_recipes.lua
+++ b/technic/machines/register/extractor_recipes.lua
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ function technic.register_extractor_recipe(data)
 	technic.register_recipe("extracting", data)
 end
 
-local recipes = {
-	-- Rubber
-	{"technic:raw_latex",                 "technic:rubber 3"},
-}
-
-for _, data in pairs(recipes) do
-	technic.register_extractor_recipe({input = {data[1]}, output = data[2]})
-end
-
 if minetest.get_modpath("dye") then
 	-- check if we are using dye or unifieddyes
 	local unifieddyes = minetest.get_modpath("unifieddyes")