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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/48 (21) Application number: 98904902.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.02.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08F 2/ 22( . ) C08F 220/ 12( . ) C08F 212/ 04( . ) C09D 143/ 04( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1998/002111 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/035994 (20.08.1998 Gazette 1998/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 14.02.1997 GB 19970003147 (71) Applicant: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Danbury Connecticut 06817 (US)	(72) Inventors: STOLLMAIER, Friedericke D-77836 Rheinmünster (DE) SCHUSTER, Ute CH-8038 Zürich (CH) PICCILROVAZZI, Nicoletta CH-8805 Richterswil (CH) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd, et al  Boult Wade Tennant, 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ London EC4A 1PQ (GB)