The Board of Directors
Melamine Chemicals, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No.  33-20502)  on Form S-8 of Melamine Chemicals, Inc. of our report
dated July 30, 1997  relating  to  the  consolidated balance sheets of
Melamine Chemicals, Inc. as of June 30, 1997 and 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'  equity, and cash
flows  and  related  schedule for each of the years in the  three-year
period ended June 30,  1997, which report appears in the June 30, 1997
annual report on Form 10-K of Melamine Chemicals, Inc.


/s/  KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
September 22, 1997