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(43) Date of publication: 12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50 (21) Application number: 00901506.6 (22) Date of filing: 05.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C08G 18/10, C09J 175/12 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0000/036 (87) International publication number: WO 0044/803 (03.08.2000 Gazette 2000/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 27.01.1999 US 117411 P (71) Applicant: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC Salt Lake City,Utah 84108 (US)	(72) Inventor: PHANOPOULOS, Christopher B-3080 Tervuren-Vossem (BE) (74) Representative: Moens, Marnix Karel Christiane  Huntsman (Europe) BVBA,Intellectual Property Dept.,Everslaan 45 3078 Everberg 3078 Everberg (BE)