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(43) Date of publication: 20.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/38 (21) Application number: 15791825.1 (22) Date of filing: 21.10.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22C 21/06(2006.01) C22F 1/047(2006.01) C22C 21/08(2006.01) C22F 1/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/056720 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/077044 (19.05.2016 Gazette 2016/20)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 11.11.2014 US 201462078027 P (71) Applicant: Novelis, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30326 (US)	(72) Inventors: GUPTA, Alok Kumar Kingston, Ontario K7KOE1 (CA) CHUC GAMBOA, Eduardo Adrian Kingston, Ontario K7L 1S9 (CA) (74) Representative: Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB  Postfach 860 820 81635 München 81635 München (DE)