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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43 (21) Application number: 96940847.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08L 25/ 00( . ) C08F 212/ 00( . ) C08L 33/ 24( . ) D21H 19/ 20( . ) C08F 12/ 04( . ) C08F 220/ 54( . ) C08L 47/ 00( . ) D21H 27/ 10( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/018737 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/025477 (17.07.1997 Gazette 1997/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 05.01.1996 US 19960583559 (71) Applicant: REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. Durham, NC 27703 (US)	(72) Inventors: KINTZ, Karl, Andrew Cary, NC 27513 (US) MERKEL, Michael Raleigh, NC 27615 (US) WILLETT, Albert, Vann, Jr. Durham, NC 27705 (US) (74) Representative: Gerbino, Angelo, et al  c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 27 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)