EXHIBIT 32.2


               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Wolverine Tube, Inc. on Form 10-Q for
the period ending April 4, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James E. Deason, Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer of Wolverine Tube, Inc., certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Wolverine Tube, Inc. and will be retained by Wolverine Tube, Inc.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.




                                               /s/ James E. Deason
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                                               James E. Deason
                                               Executive Vice President,
                                               Chief Financial Officer

May 12, 2004