Exhibit 12

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

	For the three months ended September 30,					For the nine months ended September 30,
	2005		2004			2005		2004
Earnings:
Earnings before provisions for income taxes and minority interests	$	29,258	$	(99	)	$	83,631	$	5,282
Add: Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates		74		90			295		135
Sub-total:		29,332		(9	)		83,926		5,417
Add: Total fixed charges (per below)		10,935		7,257			33,274		21,619
Less: Interest capitalization		377		60			1,009		143
Total earnings before provision for income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative effect of accounting change		39,890		7,188			116,191		26,893
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense, including interest capitalized		10,154		6,703			31,062		20,091
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor		781		554			2,212		1,528
Total fixed charges		10,935		7,257			33,274		21,619
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		3.6		(a	)		3.5		1.2

(a) For the three months ended September 30, 2004, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $69.