Indian company holds talks with Thyssenkrupp on joint venture that would shake up the sector

Usibor 200 will be one-third stronger than those currently available for carmaking

Producers look to survive by moving into more flexible and specialised operations

There is no single answer to the problem of how to make vehicles weigh less

Shares in group fall after it highlights problem of excess Chinese production

Collapsing commodity prices and the Ebola outbreak have hit the industry hard

Technological innovation and computing power are driving change across all business, writes the FT’s editor

Steelmaker taps shareholders to reduce $16bn debt pile in throes of commodities downturn

Analysts question if steelmaker’s plan to boost profits will succeed

Mittal points to uptick in spreads and expresses confidence that China capacity cuts will happen

Steelmaker sets out strategy to reduce $15.7bn debt pile as losses rise sevenfold in 2015

Tough market conditions to continue to plague companies, FT survey finds

Metals at the level where output cuts threaten for miners

World’s biggest steelmaker feels impact of global supply glut