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Melamine urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resins and adhesives produced by a condensation reaction between melamine, urea, and formaldehyde, possess better water resistance properties than Urea Formaldehyde. They are increasingly used in exterior applications that are more susceptible to moisture.

A complex, interlinked polymer that cures to a clear, hard, chemically resistant resin, melamine formaldehyde is employed in plywood and particleboard adhesives, laminated countertops and tabletops, dishwasher-safe tableware, and automotive surface coatings.

Melamine-urea-formaldehydes are more resistant to moist environments than are Urea Formaldehyde resins. MF and MUF resins are used for scarf jointing of plywood and end jointing of structural lumber that can be used in protected exterior exposure. In addition, these resins are used for bonding low- and high-pressure laminates and overlays.