Shawnee Tubing Industries seeks buyer

Shawnee Tubing Industries LLC, Shawnee, Okla., a manufacturer of smooth and finned copper tubing, has retained Equity Partners HG to seek a buyer for the business.

Founded in 1974 as Wolverine Tube Shawnee, the company produces copper tubing for industrial and construction use. The business was acquired by a member of management in April 2017 and then restructured and acquired by AIAC in July 2018.

The company manufactures industrial tube in a variety of wall thicknesses, diameters, and hardnesses. The 342,450-sq.-ft. plant’s annual capacity is 65 million lbs. Equipment includes tube forming and winding equipment, extrusion presses, continuous casting lines, annealing and melt furnaces, fin machines, and general material handling and support equipment.