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(43) Date of publication: 19.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/03 (21) Application number: 20706550.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B32B 7/12(2006.01) B32B 15/085(2006.01) B32B 15/09(2006.01) B32B 27/30(2006.01) B32B 27/34(2006.01) B32B 15/082(2006.01) B32B 15/088(2006.01) B32B 15/18(2006.01) B32B 27/32(2006.01) B32B 27/36(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B32B 15/18; B32B 15/085; B32B 2607/02; B32B 15/09; B32B 2255/28; B32B 27/36; B32B 2419/06; B32B 2307/516; B32B 2307/752; B32B 27/322; B32B 27/32; B32B 27/304; B32B 15/082; B32B 7/12; B32B 27/34; B32B 2270/00; B32B 2307/732; B32B 2250/40; B32B 2255/06; B32B 2255/205; B32B 2479/00; B32B 15/088; B32B 2307/712 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2020/055547 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/182538 (17.09.2020 Gazette 2020/38)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.03.2019 EP 19162921 (71) Applicant: Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V. 1951 JZ Velsen-Noord (NL)	(72) Inventors: BOELEN, Berend 1970 CA IJMUIDEN (NL) VAN VLIET, Bart 1970 CA IJMUIDEN (NL) HOEBEN, Jim Wilhelmus 1970 CA IJMUIDEN (NL) (74) Representative: Group Intellectual Property Services  c/o Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V. P.O. Box 10000 - 3G.37 1970 CA IJmuiden 1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)