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FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - German tyre and car parts maker Continental wants to restart talks with Siemens about buying its VDO automotive electronics business, Continental finance chief Alan ...

Hippe also said the blast furnace "HKMA", owned by a ThyssenKrupp's 50-50 joint venture with Salzgitter , was restarted in January after it was shut down in December 2008 when steel prices slumped.