Exhibit 12.1

NewMarket Corporation and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)

	Years Ended December 31,
	2004		2003		2002		2001 (a)			2000
Earnings:
Pretax income from continuing operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	44,630	$	29,342	$	13,269	$	(152,691	)	$	85,148
Interest expense (net)		18,254		21,128		25,574		32,808			36,075
Portion of rent expense representative of interest factor		6,438		5,650		4,738		5,687			6,727
Amortization of capitalized interest		1,515		1,498		1,547		1,586			1,649
Adjusted pretax income from continuing operations	$	70,837	$	57,618	$	45,128	$	(112,610	)	$	129,599
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense (before deducting capitalized interest)	$	18,441	$	21,236	$	25,687	$	32,829		$	36,138
Portion of rent expense representative of interest factor		6,438		5,650		4,738		5,687			6,727
Total fixed charges	$	24,879	$	26,886	$	30,425	$	38,516		$	42,865
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.8		2.1		1.5		N/A			3.0

(a) Due to a loss for the year ended December 31, 2001, the coverage ratio was less than 1:1. The Company needed to generate an additional $151.1 million in earnings to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.