EXHIBIT 12.1

ABITIBIBOWATER INC.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In millions of dollars)

(Unaudited)



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|                                                                                  |  | Years Ended December 31,
|                                                                                  |  | Successor                |      |  | Predecessor
|                                                                                  |  | 2011                     |      |  | 2010        |   |       | 2009 |  |   | 2008   |   |  | 2007 |        |   | 
|Earnings (loss):                                                                  |  |                          |      |  |             |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |      |   |  | 
|                                                                                  |  |                          |      |  |             |  
|Earnings (loss) before income taxes(a)                                            |  | $                        | 55   |  |             | $ | 1,169 |      |  | $ | (1,682 | ) |  | $    | (2,299 | ) |  | $ | (649 | ) |  | 
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|Add: Fixed charges from below                                                     |  |                          | 100  |  |             |   | 489   |      |  |   | 606    |   |  |      | 727    |   |  |   | 266  |   |  | 
|Less: Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                          | (1)  |  |             |   |      |      |  |   | (1     | ) |  |      |       |   |  |   | (1   | ) |  | 
|                                                                                  |  | $                        | 154  |  |             | $ | 1,658 |      |  | $ | (1,077 | ) |  | $    | (1,572 | ) |  | $ | (384 | ) |  | 
|Fixed Charges:                                                                    |  |                          |      |  |             |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |      |   |  | 
|                                                                                  |  |                          |      |  |             |  
|Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                                     |  | $                        | 95   |  |             | $ | 469   |      |  | $ | 540    |   |  | $    | 594    |   |  | $ | 248  |   |  | 
|Capitalized interest                                                              |  |                          | 1    |  |             |   |      |      |  |   | 1      |   |  |      |       |   |  |   | 1    |   |  | 
|Estimate of interest within rental expense                                        |  |                          | 4    |  |             |   | 6     |      |  |   | 8      |   |  |      | 10     |   |  |   | 9    |   |  | 
|Amortized premium, discounts and deferred financing costs related to indebtedness |  |                          |     |  |             |   | 14    |      |  |   | 57     |   |  |      | 123    |   |  |   | 8    |   |  | 
|                                                                                  |  | $                        | 100  |  |             | $ | 489   |      |  | $ | 606    |   |  | $    | 727    |   |  | $ | 266  |   |  | 
|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                |  |                          | 1.5x |  |             |   | 3.4x  |      |  |   | (b     | ) |  |      | (b     | ) |  |   | (b   | ) |  | 



|(a) | For the year ended December 31, 2008, loss before income taxes included an extraordinary loss on expropriation of assets of $256 million.
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|(b) | For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges, resulting in a deficiency of $1,683
million, $2,299 million and $650 million, respectively.
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