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(43) Date of publication: 28.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/05 (21) Application number: 13764060.3 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22B 3/10(2006.01) C22B 3/42(2006.01) C22B 34/14(2006.01) C22B 59/00(2006.01) C22B 3/38(2006.01) C22B 3/46(2006.01) C22B 58/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2013/000226 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/138900 (26.09.2013 Gazette 2013/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 19.03.2012 WO PCT/CA2012/000253 03.05.2012 WO PCT/CA2012/000419 19.09.2012 US 201261703219 P 26.09.2012 US 201261705807 P (71) Applicant: Orbite Aluminae Inc. Saint-Laurent, Québec H4T 1S3 (CA)	(72) Inventors: BOUDREAULT, Richard St-Laurent, Québec H4R 2T3 (CA) PRIMEAU, Denis Ste-Julie, Québec J3E 2G5 (CA) KRIVANEC, Heinz A-2522 Oberwaltersdorf (AT) DITTRICH, Carsten 52072 Aachen (DE) LABRECQUE-GILBERT, Marie-Maxime Laval, Québec H7T 2T6 (CA) (74) Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia et al Modiano & Partners Thierschstrasse 11 80538 München 80538 München (DE)