Melamine
Most of the melamine produced worldwide is used by the wood-based panel industry. It is also commonly used in the construction, automotive and furniture industries.
Important applications include:
- Laminates - laminate flooring, kitchen and bathroom countertops, self-assembly furniture, exterior wall claddings
- Wood panels - plywood, particle boards, medium-destiny fiberboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
- Coatings - vehicle body panels, household appliences, food and bavaraage cans, metal sheeting coils
- Moulding compounds - tableware, electrical equipment, handles for pans, utensils
- Flame retardans- upholstery, mattresses, fire-door coating
- Resins for textile and paper finishing, include banknotes, wallpapers, wrinke-free apparel
- Concrete plasticisers
- Coatings - vehicle body panels, household appliences, food and beverage
The majority of our melamine is used to produce melamine-formaldehyde (MF) and melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resins. A small part of our production is used in crystal form as a flame retardant in soft polyurethane (PU) foams