Melamine
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$35M
Top SourceNetherlands 35%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293361 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
NL 35%NetherlandsAT 25%AustriaTT 12%Trinidad and TobagoDE 11%GermanyIN 10%India
- China
- Italy
- Poland
- Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Cstn Holdings
EPA-registered importers (15)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Sumitomo · JP Japan
3M
Clariant
Helm Us
Show all 15
Hilti
Lanxess
Marubeni America
Metals And Additives Llc Dba Omni Oxide
Oci Melamine Americas
Southern Chemical
Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas
The Sherwin Williams
Tr International Trading
Zyp Coatings
Why It Matters
Sectors
TransportationConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 12 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Printing and Related Support Activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Printing Ink Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Plastics Product Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Foamant in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Foamant in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (55%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Flame retardant in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (73%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Flame retardant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardants in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fire extinguishing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$13.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors31 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
30 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.03 | 10 kg | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.05 | 3 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 3 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.08 | 1 kg | 99.97% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.16 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.99 | 100 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $10.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $74.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $81.60 | 5 g | 90% |
| ChemNorm | China | $220.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC (1 week) | United States | $403.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS (1 week) | United States | $425.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $14800.00 | 5 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS108-78-1
PubChem CID7955
DTXSIDDTXSID6020802
FormulaC3H6N6
Mol. Weight126.12 g/mol
SMILESC1(=NC(=NC(=N1)N)N)N
Data Sources
DTXSID60208022026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
79552026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7955/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7955.json
108-78-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 108-78-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv