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(43) Date of publication: 06.05.2015 Bulletin 2015/19 (21) Application number: 13733301.9 (22) Date of filing: 02.07.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 5/48(2006.01) C25D 3/30(2006.01) C25D 11/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2013/063912 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/006031 (09.01.2014 Gazette 2014/02)

(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: 02.07.2012 EP 12174561 (71) Applicant: Tata Steel IJmuiden BV NL-1951 JZ VELSEN-NOORD (NL)	(72) Inventors: PENNING, Jan, Paul NL-1970 CA IJmuiden (NL) SCHNETZ, Kokkie NL-1970 CA IJmuiden (NL) (74) Representative: Bodin, Andre  Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V. Group Intellectual Property Services P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37 1970 CA IJmuiden 1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)