Exhibit 12.01

CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(IN THOUSANDS)



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|                                                                                                                                                                          |  | 2001 |         |     | 2002 |   |         | 2003 |  |   | 2004    |     |  | 2005 |       
|EARNINGS:                                                                                                                                                                 |  |      |         |     |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |     |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |    
|Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, reversal of loss on discontinued operations, and cumulative
effect of accounting changes |  | $    | (18,988 | )   |      | $ | (34,498 | )    |  | $ | (31,788 | )   |  | $    | 11,444 |   |  | $ | (29,993 | )  
|Equity in income of less-than-50-percent-owned entities                                                                                                                   |  |      |        |     |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |     |  |      |       |   |  |   |        |    
|Fixed charges                                                                                                                                                             |  |      | 49,739  |     |      |   | 46,977  |      |  |   | 53,522  |     |  |      | 51,644 |   |  |   | 51,213  |    
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|Earnings                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $    | 30,751  |     |      | $ | 12,479  |      |  | $ | 21,734  |     |  | $    | 63,088 |   |  | $ | 21,220  |    
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|FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                                                                                            |  |      |         |     |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |     |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |    
|Interest expense                                                                                                                                                          |  | $    | 43,234  |     |      | $ | 39,670  |      |  | $ | 46,461  |     |  | $    | 45,946 |   |  | $ | 46,500  |    
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                                                                                       |  |      | 1,566   |     |      |   | 1,534   |      |  |   | (214    | )   |  |      | (876   | ) |  |   | (997    | )  
|Estimate of the interest cost within rental expense                                                                                                                       |  |      | 4,939   |     |      |   | 5,773   |      |  |   | 7,275   |     |  |      | 6,574  |   |  |   | 5,710   |    
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|Fixed charges                                                                                                                                                             |  | $    | 49,739  |     |      | $ | 46,977  |      |  | $ | 53,522  |     |  | $    | 51,644 |   |  | $ | 51,213  |    
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                        |  |      | 0.62    | (1) |      |   | 0.27    | (1)  |  |   | 0.41    | (1) |  |      | 1.22   |   |  |   | 0.41    | (1)
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|(1) | The 2005, 2003, 2002 and 2001 earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The cover deficiency was $29.9 million, $31.8 million, $34.5 million and $18.9 million, respectively.
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