AMENDMENT TO CHANGE OF CONTROL
                             SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

   This  Amendment  to  the Change of Control Severance Agreement as amended
(the "Severance Agreement"),  by  and  between  Melamine  Chemicals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and _________________ (the "Employee"), 
is entered into as of August 6, 1997.

   WHEREAS,  the  Company  and  Employee  have  entered  into the  Severance
Agreement  to  provide  for certain benefits to Employee upon  a  Change  of
Control of the Company, as defined in the Severance Agreement;

   WHEREAS, Section 1(b)  of  the Severance Agreement provides that it shall
expire on November 15, 1997; and

   WHEREAS, the Board of Directors  of the Company has determined that it is
in the best interest of the Company and  its shareholders to extend the term
of the Severance Agreement until November  15,  1998 in order to assure that
the   Company   will  have  the  continued  dedication  of   the   Employee,
notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control
of the Company;

   NOW, THEREFORE,  for  and in consideration of the continued dedication of
Employee to the Company, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

   Section 1(b) of the Severance  Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

        (b) The "Change of Control  Period" shall mean the period commencing
   the date originally entered into and  ending on November 15, 1998, unless
   otherwise extended by the Company.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has hereunto  set  the  Employee's  hand
and,  pursuant  to  the authorization of its Board of Directors, the Company
has caused these presents  to  be executed in its name on its behalf, all as
of the day and year first above written.

        
                                EMPLOYEE:

                                _________________________

                                (Name of Employee)

        
                                MELAMINE CHEMICALS, INC.


                                By:  _________________________
                                     
                                     Fred R. Huber
                                     President and
                                     Chief Executive Officer