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Price Dynamics. The Melamine price in United States increased during September 2018 to 1,630 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 1% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Melamine prices in United States increased significantly by 12%. Meanwhile, in Germany, the average price of Melamine amounted to 1,490 USD per metric ton, from 1,390 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Melamine price in Germany is 1% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Melamine in China declined slightly throughout September 2018, reaching 1,150 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 0.9% lower than the average price in the previous month and 12% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Melamine prices in Brazil increased during September 2018, reaching 1,460 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 5% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 30% from the previous year’s price.
The Melamine prices in Thailand experienced a modest decline of 20 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 1,200 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Thailand meant a decrease of 2% on a monthly basis and a rise of 15% on a yearly basis.
About Melamine. Melamine is an organic base, a trimer of cyanamide and occurs as colorless to white crystals or powder. It is used as a fire retardant agent in resins due to nitrogen gas release when burned. Melamine resins are also known to be durable thermoplastics. While commercially produced from urea, melamine is also produced in mammals and plants due to the ingestion of cyromazine, a pesticide.
Melamine is transported in paper bags and semibulk bags. Bulk shipment is by truck and railroad car. It should be stored in closed containers in vented areas away from acids and oxidizers, and protected from moisture, as it can pack and lump over greater storage periods.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Melamine are listed below.
- Urea (low-pressure catalytic process),
- Urea (high-pressure catalytic process)
The uses and applications of Melamine may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Melamine are minimum 99.0% purity
Melamine is mainly employed as fire retardant additive; in the production of melamine resins; foam; and superplasticizer for concrete.
