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(AMM) Wolverine logs $7.2M loss in 3d qtr.

November 20, 2009 - 23:10 GMT Location: New York

KEYWORDS: copper , tube and pipe , Wolverine Tube

Copper tube and pipe maker Wolverine Tube Inc. posted a $7.2-million loss in the third quarter, narrowing from a loss of $23.9 million in the same period in 2008.

The Huntsville, Ala.-based company logged net sales of $117.9 million, a 45.4-percent decrease from sales of $216 million in the...

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