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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.08.2015 (43) Date of publication: 02.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/09 (21) Application number: 14771785.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B21D 37/16(2006.01) C21D 9/46(2006.01) C22C 38/00(2006.01) C22C 38/04(2006.01) C22C 38/38(2006.01) C21D 8/02(2006.01) C22C 30/00(2006.01) C22C 38/02(2006.01) C22C 38/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2014/002552 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/039763 (26.03.2015 Gazette 2015/12)

(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: 19.09.2013 EP 13004573 28.03.2014 EP 14162308 (71) Applicant: Tata Steel IJmuiden BV 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL)	(72) Inventors: HANLON, David Neal NL-1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) BOHEMEN, Stefanus Matheus Cornelis van NL-1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL) (74) Representative: Kruit, Jan et al Tata Steel Group Intellectual Property Services P.O. Box 10000 1970 CA IJmuiden 1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)