# Sapa delivers aluminium for Alstom high-speed trains for Amtrak

Sapa has delivered the first aluminium frames, bolster beams and end profiles from its upgraded plant in Lichtervelde, Belgium, to Alstom for Amtrak's Avelia Liberty high-speed trains. The contract covers approximately 1,000 tonnes of extruded aluminium solutions.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-06-28
- Where: Lichtervelde, Belgium
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 tonnes of extruded aluminium
- Products: aluminium frames, bolster beams, end 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

- [metaalnieuws.nl](https://www.metaalnieuws.nl/sapa-levert-aluminium-hogesnelheidstreinen-vs/), 2017-06-28: "Sapa heeft de eerste aluminium frames, stelbalken en eindprofielen geleverd aan Alstom voor de wagons van de hogesnelheidstreinen die Amtrak gebruikt in de Verenigde Staten."

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