EXHIBIT 99.1

WOLVERINE TUBE ANNOUNCES CFO SUCCESSION PLAN

James E. Deason to Retire in March 2005; Thomas B. Sabol Joins Company

HUNTSVILLE, AL., Dec. 1, 2004 -- Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE: WLV) today
announced a financial management succession plan with the upcoming retirement of
James E. `Jed' Deason, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary. Mr. Deason will retire effective March 31, 2005. He will remain a
member of Wolverine's Board of Directors until his retirement, at which time the
number of Board Members will become seven from the current eight.

Effective today, Thomas B. `Tom' Sabol, 45, has joined Wolverine Tube as Senior
Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Mr. Sabol will assume the role of Chief
Financial Officer upon the retirement of Mr. Deason.

Commenting on the announcement, Dennis Horowitz, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, said, "Effective succession planning is an important element
of the continuing evolution of Wolverine. Setting this plan in advance allows us
to facilitate a seamless transition of the CFO position."

"We are happy for Jed in his decision to retire," Mr. Horowitz continued. "He
has been instrumental in driving our global and product line expansions for
Wolverine over the past eleven years. His support and contributions will be
missed and we fully understand and respect his decision to retire which will
allow him to spend more time with his family."

"Tom brings to Wolverine more than 20 years of experience in senior executive
and financial management positions, including seven years of public company CFO
experience," Mr. Horowitz added. "From a strategic perspective, Tom's global
mindset will be an invaluable asset supporting our growth opportunities. We look
forward to his contributions as a member of the Wolverine executive team."

From 1996 until December 2003, Mr. Sabol served first as Chief Financial Officer
and later as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with Plexus
Corporation, a publicly traded company in the electronic manufacturing services
sector. He also served as Vice President and General Auditor of Kemper
Corporation, a financial services company, from 1993 to 1995 and in various
management and financial roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (formerly Coopers
& Lybrand LLP) from 1982 until 1993. Mr. Sabol is a Certified Public Accountant
and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Marquette University.

ABOUT WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.

Wolverine Tube, Inc. is a world-class quality partner, providing its customers
with copper and copper alloy tube, fabricated products, metal joining products
as well as copper and copper alloy rod, bar & other products. Internet addresses
http://www.wlv.com and http://www.silvaloy.com.