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

Sapa will deliver about 1,000 metric tons of extruded aluminum solutions to Alstom for high-speed train bodies used by Amtrak in the United States. Deliveries begin in May 2017 from Sapa's Lichtervelde, Belgium facility.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-05-01
- Where: Lichtervelde, Belgium, Belgium
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 metric tons of extruded aluminum solutions
- Products: structural aluminum frames, solebars, end-wall profiles for rail carriages
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.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/us/global/media/news/2017/sapa-fully-owned-by-hydro-since-october-2017-wins-alstom-contract-for-aluminum-intensive-high-speed-train-bodies/), 2019-03-01: "This is the first major contract we have won since our press upgrade in Lichtervelde."

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