Melamine Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Melamine Price Information Spec: 99.5%

Newest Price 902.27

Price Date 20261021

Day's Change +24.29

Day's Range 902.27 - 926.56

Month's Change -26.76

Month's Range 876.16 - 849.4

Year's Change +853.11

Year's Range 853.11 - 0

Opinions

What drives China's melamine export volumes and price competitiveness?

The export picture is tightly linked to urea policy. Since melamine exports are unrestricted while urea exports face quotas, melamine has become an indirect urea export channel. If domestic urea prices stay high relative to international levels, melamine producers will face a cost squeeze, potentially forcing operating rate cuts and supporting domestic melamine prices despite weak downstream demand.

How do melamine prices respond to urea cost changes and downstream demand?

Watch the seasonal pattern: urea demand typically weakens after the autumn fertilizer season, which could lower melamine feedstock costs and provide some margin relief. But with construction-related demand still sluggish, any price recovery will likely be modest. Traders should focus on regional supply disruptions and export windows rather than broad demand recovery signals.

How does China's melamine capacity expansion affect the domestic supply-demand balance?

The real question is how much of this new capacity can be absorbed by export markets. China already exported 650,000 tonnes in 2025, and with the removal of the 13% export rebate from April 2025, overseas competitiveness may weaken. Domestic producers should watch urea costs closely—each tonne of melamine consumes about 3.2 tonnes of urea, making feedstock the swing factor in profitability.

People Also Watch

Formic acid

Last Price 407.83

%Change -2.8%

Cyclohexanone

Last Price 1393.81

%Change -1.96%

N,N-Dimethylformamide

Last Price 739.95

%Change +0%

Acrylic acid

Last Price 873.02

%Change -2.21%

Poly(acrylamide)

Last Price 2697.00

%Change +0%

Melamine

Last Price 902.27

%Change +3%

Overview

Melamine (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, CAS 108-78-1) is a white crystalline solid with high nitrogen content and limited water solubility, serving as a key industrial intermediate derived primarily from urea.

Industrial: a core raw material for melamine-formaldehyde resins used in laminates, decorative paper, and wood panel adhesives.
Construction & furniture: supplies thermosetting moulding compounds for tableware, kitchenware, and flame-retardant laminates.
Coatings & textiles: used in crosslinkers for surface coatings, fabric wrinkle-resistance treatments, and flame-retardant additives.
Concrete admixtures: a precursor for polycarboxylate superplasticisers in high-performance concrete.

China is the world's largest producer, with capacity significantly exceeding domestic demand and a structural surplus directed toward exports. Production relies on urea feedstock, with both high-pressure and low-pressure gas-phase quenching technologies in use; the latter, developed domestically, has improved energy efficiency and enabled large single-line plants. The industry has faced overcapacity and low operating rates in recent years.

Key domestic producers:
Sichuan Jinxiang – integrated urea-to-melamine producer with proprietary technology.
Shandong Kui Xing – early large-scale producer with mature process know-how.
Beijing Yejing – licensor of advanced gas-phase quenching technology.

Properties

Name

Melamine

1,2,3-triazine-2,4,6(1H)-triamine

1,2,3-triazine-4,5,6-triamine

1,3,5-Triazin-2,4,6-triaMine

1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine

CAS Number

108-78-1

EINECS No.

203-615-4

Risk Codes

36/37

Safety Description

R43;R44;R20/21

HS Code

2933610000

Cookie Preferences

Essential Cookies

Analytics Cookies

ChemPriceHub

Melamine Price Information Spec: 99.5%

Opinions

What drives China's melamine export volumes and price competitiveness?

How do melamine prices respond to urea cost changes and downstream demand?

How does China's melamine capacity expansion affect the domestic supply-demand balance?

Latest News

Melamine Import Data for September 2026 Released

According to customs data, melamine exports in September 2026 totaled 58,600 tons, showing a month-on-month change of...

Melamine ex-factory prices decreased on October 19.

Melamine prices from Xinjiang Xinxin were lowered on October 20.

On October 20, the ex-works price of melamine in Hebei was reduced.

On October 20, the ex-works price of melamine from Henan Jinkong Tianqing was reported at RMB 5,800 per tonne, compared with

People Also Watch

App Download