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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14720800.3 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B21B 27/10(2006.01) B21B 45/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/026343 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/151731 (25.09.2014 Gazette 2014/39)

(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: 15.03.2013 US 201361798769 P (71) Applicant: Novelis, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30326 (US)	(72) Inventor: JANUSZKIEWICZ, Krzysztof Ryszard Inverary, Ontario K0H 1X0 (CA) (74) Representative: Feller, Frank et al Weickmann & Weickmann Postfach 860 820 81635 München 81635 München (DE)