Exhibit 12

OWENS-ILLINOIS GROUP, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

|                                                                                                                 |                                                                    | Years ended December 31,                               |       
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|Earnings (loss) before income taxes, minority share owners' interests and cumulative effect of accounting change |                                                                    | $                                                      | (640.7
|Less: Equity earnings                                                                                            |                                                                    |                                                        | (27.1 
|Add: Total fixed charges deducted from earnings                                                                  |                                                                    |                                                        | 501.4 
|                                                                                                                 | Proportional share of pre-tax earnings of 50% owned associates     |                                                        |       
|                                                                                                                 | Dividends received from equity investees                           |                                                        |       
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                    |                                                        |       
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                    | Earnings (loss) available for payment of fixed charges |       
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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                                                                               |                                                                    |                                                        |       
|Deficiency of earnings available to cover fixed charges                                                          |                                                                    |                                                        | 628.6 

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OWENS-ILLINOIS GROUP, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

|                                                                                    |                                                                    | Years ended December 31,                        |      
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|Earnings before income taxes and minority share owners' interests                   |                                                                    | $                                               | 158.4
|Less: Equity earnings                                                               |                                                                    |                                                 | (19.8
|Add: Total fixed charges deducted from earnings                                     |                                                                    |                                                 | 499.2
|                                                                                    | Proportional share of pre-tax earnings of 50% owned associates     |                                                 |      
|                                                                                    | Dividends received from less than 50% owned associates             |                                                 |      
|                                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                 |      
|                                                                                    |                                                                    | Earnings available for payment of fixed charges |      
|                                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                 |      
|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                                                  |                                                                    |                                                 | 1.3  

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