Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in millions,
except ratios)



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31,2011 |      |  | 2010 |   |      | 2009 |  |   | 2008 |  |  | 2007 |      |   | 2006 |  
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                                  |  | $                            | 13.0 |  |      | $ | 18.5 |      |  | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $    | (2.0 | ) |      | $ | (6.9 | ) |  | $ | 3.3  |  
|Adjustment for (income) loss from equity investees                                                                                                                                |  |                              |     |  |      |   |     |      |  |   |     |  |  |      | (.2  | ) |      |   | (1.2 | ) |  |   | (2.3 | )
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income
or loss from equity investees                    |  | $                            | 13.0 |  |      | $ | 18.5 |      |  | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $    | (2.2 | ) |      | $ | (8.1 | ) |  | $ | 1.0  |  
|Distributed income equity investees                                                                                                                                               |  |                              |     |  |      |   |     |      |  |   |     |  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |   |  |   | .5   |  
|Less: Capitalized interest                                                                                                                                                        |  |                              |     |  |      |   |     |      |  |   |     |  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Amortization of interest previously capitalized                                                                                                                                   |  |                              |     |  |      |   |     |      |  |   |     |  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
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|Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
or income or loss from equity investees           |  | $                            | 13.0 |  |      | $ | 18.5 |      |  | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $    | (2.2 | ) |      | $ | (8.1 | ) |  | $ | 1.5  |  
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|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                              |      |  |      |   |      |      |  |   |      |  |  |      |      |   |      |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $                            | 17.5 |  |      | $ | 8.0  |      |  | $ | 7.5  |  |  | $    | 12.3 |   |      | $ | 15.7 |   |  | $ | 20.3 |  
|Interest capitalized during the period                                                                                                                                            |  |                              |     |  |      |   |     |      |  |   |     |  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                                                                                               |  |                              | 1.4  |  |      |   | .7   |      |  |   | .6   |  |  |      | .7   |   |      |   | .8   |   |  |   | 1.0  |  
|Imputed interest portion of rent expense                                                                                                                                          |  |                              | .7   |  |      |   | 1.3  |      |  |   | 1.3  |  |  |      | 1.6  |   |      |   | 1.5  |   |  |   | 1.8  |  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                               |  | $                            | 19.6 |  |      | $ | 10.0 |      |  | $ | 9.4  |  |  | $    | 14.6 |   |      | $ | 18.0 |   |  | $ | 23.1 |  
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income
or loss from equity investees plus fixed charges |  | $                            | 32.6 |  |      | $ | 28.5 |      |  | $ | 37.3 |  |  | $    | 12.4 |   |      | $ | 9.9  |   |  | $ | 24.6 |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(a)                                                                                                                                             |  |                              | 1.7  |  |      |   | 2.8  |      |  |   | 4.0  |  |  |      |     |   |      |   |     |   |  |   | 1.1  |  
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|(a) | For fiscal years
2007 and 2008, the ratio was less than 1.0x and was deficient by $8.1 million and $12.4 million, respectively.
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