Exhibit 12.01



CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)



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|                                                                                                                 |  | 2002 |         |   | 2003 |   |         | 2004 |  |   | 2005    |   |  | 2006 |         
|EARNINGS:                                                                                                        |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income from equity investees, income taxes and minority interest |  | $    | (34,754 | ) |      | $ | (50,459 | )    |  | $ | (30,189 | ) |  | $    | (162,092 | ) |  | $ | 73,289  |  
|Distributed income of equity investees                                                                           |  |      | 10,655  |   |      |   | 6,150   |      |  |   | 20,250  |   |  |      | 39,500   |   |  |   | 8,000   |  
|Fixed charges                                                                                                    |  |      | 47,245  |   |      |   | 54,288  |      |  |   | 51,912  |   |  |      | 51,481   |   |  |   | 33,808  |  
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|Earnings                                                                                                         |  | $    | 23,146  |   |      | $ | 9,979   |      |  | $ | 41,973  |   |  | $    | (71,111  | ) |  | $ | 115,097 |  
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|FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                                   |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                 |  | $    | 39,938  |   |      | $ | 47,227  |      |  | $ | 46,214  |   |  | $    | 46,768   |   |  | $ | 29,184  |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                              |  |      | 1,534   |   |      |   | (214    | )    |  |   | (876    | ) |  |      | (997     | ) |  |   | (1,161  | )
|Estimate of the interest cost within rental expense                                                              |  |      | 5,773   |   |      |   | 7,275   |      |  |   | 6,574   |   |  |      | 5,710    |   |  |   | 5,083   |  
|Capitalized interest expense                                                                                     |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |         |   |  |   | 702     |  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                                    |  | $    | 47,245  |   |      | $ | 54,288  |      |  | $ | 51,912  |   |  | $    | 51,481   |   |  | $ | 33,808  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)                                                                           |  | $    | .49     |   |      |   | .18     |      |  |   | .81     |   |  |      | N/A      |   |  |   | 3.4     |  
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|(1) | The 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The cover deficiency was $123.0 million, $9.9 million, $44.3 million, and $24.1 million, respectively.
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