Amtrak

LB Steel has become the supplier of wheel assemblies for Amtrak's Next Gen high-speed trains, which will be built by Alstom and operate at 160 mph starting in 2021.

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.

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.

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.