Hello David!
In the Company_Details.TXT table there is a parameter of the initial level of the company technology [TECH], which has a limit of 1000. The number of technologies that can be registered for one company at the beginning of the game is limited to 20. With such values, it is possible to register bonuses for the company for the entire chain production for all products in one class, including semi-finished products, and if the chains are short, then it is possible to affect several classes of products (for example, to combine all classes related to electronics). If this does not lead to significant changes in the balance of the game, could you increase the limits for these parameters, for example [TECH] = 2000-5000, the limit for the number of technologies is 40-60. This will provide an opportunity to experiment and make the company settings more diversified.