Exhibit 12.1

THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(all amounts except ratios are shown in millions)

	2008			2007			2006			2005		2004
Pretax income from continuing operations	$	9.8		$	399.0		$	262.0		$	240.2	$	134.5
Add (deduct) earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates (net of distributed earnings) included in pretax income		(0.9	)		(0.3	)		(0.8	)		0.1		(0.8	)
Add losses of less than 50% owned affiliates included in pretax income		—			—			—			—		—
Add fixed charges net of capitalized interest		89.5			101.4			108.5			114.9		85.8
Add previously capitalized interest amortized during period		0.9			0.7			1.0			1.1		1.2
“Earnings”	$	99.4		$	500.8		$	370.7		$	356.3	$	220.7
Gross interest expense including capitalized interest	$	82.2		$	93.5		$	101.2		$	105.8	$	77.6
Interest portion of rental expense		11.4			9.6			8.8			9.8		8.8
“Fixed charges”	$	93.6		$	103.1		$	110.0		$	115.6	$	86.4
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.06			4.86			3.37			3.08		2.55