Novelis Cast House Technology S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)

Exhibit 12.1

Novelis Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

										Three			April 1,			May 16,						Six			Six
										Months			2007			2007			Year			Months			Months
	Year Ended			Year Ended			Year Ended			Ended			Through			Through			Ended			Ended			Ended
	December 31,			December 31,			December 31,			March 31,			May 15,			March 31,			March 31,			September 30,			September 30,
	2004			2005			2006			2007			2007			2008			2009			2008			2009
	Combined			Predecessor			Predecessor			Predecessor			Predecessor			Successor			Successor			Successor			Successor
(In millions, except ratio amounts)
EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change and extraordinary items	$	55		$	96		$	(275	)	$	(64	)	$	(97	)	$	(20	)	$	(1,910	)	$	(80	)	$	338
Less: Equity income of non-consolidated affiliates		(6	)		(6	)		(16	)		(3	)		(1	)		(25	)		172			—			20
Plus: Dividends received from non-consolidated affiliates		2			—			5			—			4			—			—			—			2
Plus: Noncontrolling interest of subsidiaries that have fixed charges		10			21			1			2			(1	)		4			(12	)		2			37
Earnings before fixed charges	$	61		$	111		$	(285	)	$	(65	)	$	(95	)	$	(41	)	$	(1,750	)	$	(78	)	$	397
FIXED CHARGES:
Amount representative of interest factor in rentals	$	6		$	7		$	7		$	1		$	1		$	9		$	8		$	4		$	4
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs		74			203			221			54			27			191			182			91			87
Interest expense from equity investees		2			(1	)		1			—			—			(1	)		—			—			—
Capitalized interests		1			1			2			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total fixed charges		83			210			231			55			28			199			190			95			91
Less: Capitalized interests		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)		—			—			—			—			—			—
Fixed charges added to income (loss)	$	82		$	209		$	229		$	55		$	28		$	199		$	190		$	95		$	91
Plus: Amortization of capitalized interest		6			7			9			1			(2	)		—			—			—			—
Plus: Income taxes		166			107			(4	)		7			4			73			(246	)		(133	)		199
Earnings before fixed charges and income taxes	$	315		$	434		$	(51	)	$	(2	)	$	(65	)	$	231		$	(1,806	)	$	(116	)	$	687
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.8	x		2.1	x		(A	)		(A	)		(A	)		1.2	x		(A	)		(A	)		7.5	x

(A) Due to losses incurred, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1 for each of the periods presented below. The table below presents the amount of additional earnings required to bring the fixed charge ratio to 1:1 for each respective period.

			Three						Six
			Months		April 1, 2007				Months
	Year Ended		Ended		Through		Year Ended		Ended
	December 31,		March 31,		May 15,		March 31,		September 30,
	2006		2007		2007		2009		2008
(In millions)	Predecessor		Predecessor		Predecessor		Successor		Successor
Additional earnings required to bring fixed charge ratio to 1:1	$	280	$	57	$	93	$	1,996	$	211