An amine dispersant containing one or more amino and/or imino groups, a poly(oxy-C1-6-alkylene carbonyl) chain (POAC chain) obtainable from two or more different linear hydroxycarboxylic acids or lactones thereof and a residue of an ethylenically unsaturated group wherein the amino and/or imino groups are attached via the ethylenically unsaturated group. The POAC chain may be made from 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, epsilon -caprolactone and delta -valerolactone and the amine and/or imino groups may be provided by polyethyleneimine.