# Sapa wins Alstom contract for high-speed train aluminium bodies

Sapa will deliver about 1,000 metric tons of extruded aluminium solutions to Alstom for high-speed trains used by Amtrak in the United States, with deliveries starting in May 2017 from Lichtervelde, Belgium.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-04-18
- Where: Lichtervelde, Belgium, Belgium
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 metric tons of extruded aluminium solutions
- Products: structural aluminium frames, solebars, end-wall profiles
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (customer)
- [SAPA](https://endata.com/companies/4537.md) (supplier)
- [Amtrak](https://endata.com/companies/23667.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [hydro.com](https://www.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2017/sapa-fully-owned-by-hydro-since-october-2017-wins-alstom-contract-for-aluminium-intensive-high-speed-train-bodies/), 2017-04-18: "Sapa will deliver to Alstom structural aluminium frames, solebars and end-wall profiles for rail carriages in high-speed trains that will be used by Amtrak in the United States."

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