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Uses for Melamine Formaldehyde
Major Product Applications of MF Resins
| Category |
Material |
Applications |
| Construction Materials and Home Improvement |
Paper impregnation and lamination |
Countertops, cabinets, furniture, flooring, wall covering, sheathing, automobile interiors |
| Wood adhesive |
Curved plywood, truck and train car beds, marine grade plywood, interior structural panels |
| Ceiling tiles |
Ceiling tiles |
| Surface Coatings |
Alkyd, acrylic |
Automobile, metal containers and furniture, coil coating |
| Molding Compounds |
Molded plastic products |
Dinnerware, knobs, handles, buttons, circuit breakers |
| Paper Treatment |
Coatings, wet strength resins |
Coated paper, paper towel, tissue |
| Textiles |
Textile treatment |
Finishing compound |
| Other |
Tire cord adhesive, tanning agent, cross-linking agent, water treatment resin |
Source: Global Insight, Inc.
If melamine formaldehyde resins were not available to the textile, surface coatings and other industries that use them, the additional cost to consumers in the United States and Canada would approach $365 million annually.
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