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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24827747.7 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C04B 35/043(2006.01) C04B 35/057(2006.01) C04B 35/101(2006.01) C04B 35/14(2006.01) C04B 35/20(2006.01) C04B 35/42(2006.01) C04B 35/482(2006.01) C04B 35/626(2006.01) C04B 35/66(2006.01) B22D 41/02(2006.01) C04B 35/06(2006.01) C04B 35/12(2006.01) C04B 35/18(2006.01) C04B 35/26(2006.01) C04B 35/48(2006.01) C04B 35/565(2006.01) C04B 35/632(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C04B 35/043; C04B 35/101; C04B 35/482; C04B 35/6263; C04B 35/20; C04B 35/14; C04B 35/06; C04B 35/057; C04B 35/565; C04B 35/12; C04B 35/42; C04B 35/18; C04B 35/481; C04B 35/26; C04B 35/632; C04B 35/6325; B22D 41/02; C04B 35/66 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/086094 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/125520 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 13.12.2023 EP 23216303 (71) Applicants: Vesuvius U S A Corporation Champaign, IL 61822 (US) Vesuvius Group, S.A. 7011 Ghlin (BE) SM	(72) Inventors: DEBRUYN, Kyle Pittsburg, 15229 (US) PAPADOPOULOS, Dimitrios 33100 Udine (IT) (74) Representative: Marlière, Stéphanie  Vesuvius Group S.A. Rue de Douvrain, 17 7011 Ghlin 7011 Ghlin (BE)