Exhibit 12

OWENS-ILLINOIS GROUP, INC.        COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES        (Millions of dollars, except ratios)

|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    | Years ended December 31,                   |                                                               
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------
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|Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, minority share owners' interests and cumulative effect of accounting change |                                                                    | $                                          | 362.9                                                         
|Less:   Equity earnings                                                                                                              |                                                                    |                                            | (27.8                                                         
|Add:   Total fixed charges deducted from earnings                                                                                    |                                                                    |                                            | 489.1                                                         
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            | Proportional share of pre-tax earnings of 50% owned associates
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            | Dividends received from equity investees                      
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
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|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|Fixed charges (including the Company's proportional share of
50% owned associates):                                                  |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     | Interest expense                                                   |                                            | $                                                             
|                                                                                                                                     | Portion of operating lease rental deemed to be interest            |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     | Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount expense |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    | Total fixed charges deducted from earnings |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                   |                                                                    |                                            | 1.7                                                           

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OWENS-ILLINOIS GROUP, INC.        COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES        (Millions of dollars, except ratios)

|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    | Years ended December 31,                   |                                                               
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------
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|Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, minority share owners' interests and cumulative effect of accounting change |                                                                    | $                                          | 650.9                                                         
|Less:   Equity earnings                                                                                                              |                                                                    |                                            | (18.8                                                         
|Add:   Total fixed charges deducted from earnings                                                                                    |                                                                    |                                            | 374.6                                                         
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            | Proportional share of pre-tax earnings of 50% owned associates
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            | Dividends received from equity investees                      
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
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|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|Fixed charges (including the Company's proportional share of
50% owned associates):                                                  |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     | Interest expense                                                   |                                            | $                                                             
|                                                                                                                                     | Portion of operating lease rental deemed to be interest            |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     | Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount expense |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    | Total fixed charges deducted from earnings |                                                               
|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                    |                                            |                                                               
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                   |                                                                    |                                            | 2.8                                                           

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