EXHIBIT 32.1



                  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 Annual Report of Wolverine Tube, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Johann R. Manning, Jr,
Chief Executive 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 Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results 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/  Johann R. Manning, Jr.

Johann R. Manning, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
March 10, 2006