Technology
Production process for melamine
Melamine is manufactured and marketed as fine, white, powdered crystals. It is very stable at ambient conditions and it is considered non-hazardous material.
Integration within AUM complex
Melamine is produced through trimerization of urea. Our two melamine plants in Trinidad are an integral part of the AUM complex, so that the carbon dioxide and ammonia obtained as co-products in the melamine process are recycled as raw materials for the urea plant, therefore improving the yield and economics of the processes.
Melamine resins
Melamine resins are manufactured by polycondensation of melamine with formaldehyde, (MF) or also withe urea (MUF), under heat and pressure. The substances begin to polymerize and are forced into a mold which will create the desired shape. Under pressure, melamine releases water, which could make the plastic unstable if it is not removed. The materials finish polymerizing and create a finished product, melamine resin.
Melamine technology
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