First, I want to say, I absolutely love the mod and its insanity!
I'm still only a few hours into a game, and it's been very fun.
(Having to setup feedback loops and byproduct handling at red science is mad.)

But as I unlock alternative recipes, they all seem worse.
For example, Steel Basic Tubing is 1:4 compared to Iron Basic Tubing at 2:4, but steel is worth 3 iron + 3 manganese, so it takes more iron and requires a additional supply of manganese.
Another example is Gold Heat-resistant plating, compared to Copper Heat-resistant plating, as both are 2:2, but gold processing is more complex and resource-intensive.

My suggestion would be (when you have time), to do a second pass at the alternative recipes, and give them better ratios to account for complexity, or even in some cases, to outright remove them, as forcing players to maintain production of all elements seems more interesting.