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For:   MELAMINE CHEMICALS, INC.           Contact:   RON COMO & ASSOCIATES, INC.
       P.O. Box 748                                  74 Trinity Place
       Donaldsonville, LA  70346                     New York, NY  10006
       Fred Huber, President & CEO                   Telephone:  (212) 227-3010
       Wayne D. DeLeo, Vice President & CFO
       Telephone:  (504) 473-3121                    September 8, 1997
                                                     Immediate Release


DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, SEPTEMBER 8, 1997--On September 8, 1997, Melamine
Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ-MTWO) announced that it has temporarily reduced its
melamine production due to equipment repairs being performed by its primary raw
materials supplier, Triad Nitrogen Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mississippi Chemical Corp. Triad Nitrogen, which supplies urea and ammonia to
Melamine Chemicals, has temporarily reduced the amount of raw materials it is
able to supply the Company. Consequently, the Company expects that first
quarter production will be approximately seven million pounds below normal
levels, resulting in a substantial reduction in first quarter earnings. The
repairs at Triad Nitrogen are expected to be completed by the end of October
1997, and Melamine Chemicals anticipates returning to full production levels
shortly thereafter.

         Melamine Chemicals, Inc. is engaged in the production and marketing of
melamine.  The Company is also active in the development of new melamine
process and application technology.  The Company is one of only two producers
of melamine in North America and one of the three largest producers worldwide.