Exhibit 12

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in millions)

	(Successor)			(Predecessor)			(Successor)			(Predecessor)
	For the three months ended September 30						For the nine months ended September 30
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Earnings:
(Loss) Earnings before provisions for income taxes and minority interests	$	(40.9	)	$	(38.7	)	$	(63.1	)	$	95.0
Add: Total fixed charges (per below)		62.3			28.4			180.0			58.5
Less: Interest capitalization		1.8			0.4			5.0			1.0
Total earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interest		19.6			(10.7	)		111.9			152.5
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense, including interest capitalized		60.1			27.0			173.8			55.3
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor		2.2			1.4			6.2			3.2
Total fixed charges		62.3			28.4			180.0			58.5
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		(a	)		(a	)		(a	)		2.6

(a) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $42.7 and $68.1, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $39.1.