diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Materials.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Materials.java
index 365618ae1ca..08611d55145 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Materials.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/enums/Materials.java
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ public Materials(
                 aColor);
         mExtraData = aExtraData;
         mMaterialList.addAll(aMaterialList);
-        if (mMaterialList.size() == 1) mChemicalFormula = mMaterialList.get(0).toStringSingle();
+        if (mMaterialList.size() == 1) mChemicalFormula = mMaterialList.get(0).toString(true);
         else
             mChemicalFormula = mMaterialList.stream()
                     .map(MaterialStack::toString)
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/objects/MaterialStack.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/objects/MaterialStack.java
index e5ebbee3689..21fee36b170 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/objects/MaterialStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/objects/MaterialStack.java
@@ -40,29 +40,21 @@ public boolean equals(Object aObject) {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
+        return toString(false);
+    }
+
+    public String toString(boolean single) {
         String temp1 = "", temp2 = mMaterial.getToolTip(true), temp3 = "", temp4 = "";
         if (mAmount > 1) {
             temp4 = GT_Utility.toSubscript(mAmount);
         }
-        if (mMaterial.mMaterialList.size() > 1 || isMaterialListComplex(this)) {
+        if ((!single || mAmount > 1) && isMaterialListComplex(this)) {
             temp1 = "(";
             temp3 = ")";
         }
         return temp1 + temp2 + temp3 + temp4;
     }
 
-    public String toStringSingle() {
-        String temp1 = "", temp2 = mMaterial.getToolTip(true), temp3 = "", temp4 = "";
-        if (mAmount > 1) {
-            temp4 = GT_Utility.toSubscript(mAmount);
-            if (mMaterial.mMaterialList.size() > 1 || isMaterialListComplex(this)) {
-                temp1 = "(";
-                temp3 = ")";
-            }
-        }
-        return temp1 + temp2 + temp3 + temp4;
-    }
-
     private boolean isMaterialListComplex(MaterialStack materialStack) {
         if (materialStack.mMaterial.mMaterialList.size() > 1) {
             return true;