Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde( also shortened to melamine) is a hard, thermosetting plastic material made from melamine and formaldehyde by polymerization.

Melamine resin is the main constituent of high-pressure laminates, such as Formica and Arborite, and of laminate flooring.

Melamine resin is often used to saturate decorative paper that is laminated under heat and pressure and then pasted onto partical board; the resulting panel is often called melamine and commonly used in ready-to-assemble furniture and kitchen cabinets.