Patent ID: 6881769

Claim:
A thermally curable system comprising: (a) a binder comprising at least one carboxyl-containing polymer; (b) a cross-linking agent comprising at least one epoxy-group-containing compound; and (c) a matting agent comprising: (i) a metal salt or a metal complex of an organic compound, the metal being selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zinc, aluminium, tin and antimony; (ii) a polymerisation product of epoxy-group containing monomers, wherein the epoxy value of the polymerisation product is from 1 to 8 equivalents of epoxy groups per kilogram; wherein the overall ratio of epoxy equivalents of component (b) to metal equivalents of component (a) is from 0.2 to 120; and (iii) optionally, a natural or synthetic wax.