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(43) Date of publication: 19.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/51 (21) Application number: 00905046.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.02.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C09D 167/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0001/065 (87) International publication number: WO 0055/265 (21.09.2000 Gazette 2000/38)

(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: 16.03.1999 DE 19912794 (71) Applicant: W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. New York New York 10036 (US)	(72) Inventors: VOGT, Christian D-24576 Bad Bramstedt (DE) AMBROSI, Peter D-24620 Husberg (DE) (74) Representative: Janssen, Bernd Christian  Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)