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Monitor monthly Melamine price assessments covering 4 locations: United States, Europe, Southeast Asia and China. Also check Melamine 10-year price history.
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Data Legend. The chart above shows Melamine price assessments in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- Melamine, US (United States): Melamine, import transaction price, cif, United States (netforward from fob Trinidad and Tobago)
- Melamine, EUR (Europe): Melamine, import transaction price, cif, Germany (netforward from fob China)
- Melamine, SEA (Southeast Asia): Melamine, import transaction price, cif, India (netforward from fob China)
- Melamine, CN (China): Melamine, export transaction price, fob, China
Data Use. Melamine prices are provided as an annual subscription where subscribers have access to reliable pricing data of 224 commodities worldwide. Intratec's methodology employs a structured big data strategy that utilizes advanced technologies to extract publicly available data from primary sources such as governmental trade records, statistics bureaus, and international agencies. This data is then processed through mathematical models to generate reliable assessments, published at the very beginning of each month. To better understand the data provided check Intratec Primary Commodity Prices Methodology .
Data Delivery Methods. Melamine price assessments are available via different delivery methods: (i) online charts; (ii) directly into Excel (using Intratec Add-in); or (iii) a web API (to facilitate integration with existing workflows).
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Melamine Price Outlook. The price of Melamine (United States) decreased during April 2019 to 955 USD per metric ton, which represents a decline of 4% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Melamine (United States) decreased significantly by 26%. Meanwhile, the average price of Melamine (China) amounted to 904 USD per metric ton, from 1,240 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Melamine (China) is 4% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Melamine (Southeast Asia) declined throughout April 2019, reaching 942 USD per metric ton. The price is 4% lower than the average price in the previous month and 26% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, the prices of Melamine (Europe) decreased modestly during April 2019, reaching 972 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 4% from the previous month’s price and a decline of 25% from the previous year’s price.
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 Handling. 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.
Melamine Production. 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)
Melamine Uses. The uses and applications of Melamine may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Melamine are minimum 99.0% purity
