EXHIBIT 12


                            PLASTIPAK HOLDINGS, INC.
                COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNING TO FIXED CHARGES
                          (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)





                                                                                                               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                  11/1/1997   10/31/1998   10/30/1999  10/28/2000  11/03/2001           8/3/2002

                                                                                             
Earnings before income taxes, extraordinary item   $ 10,000     $ (2,530)   $  6,503    $   (388)   $ 10,431              $13,560
and change in accounting principal

Add:
              Interest on indebtedness               15,063       22,079      27,157      28,390      30,424               28,145
              Portion of rents representative of
                the interest factor                   5,045        3,900       4,407       4,241       3,615                2,373

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Earnings available for fixed charges               $ 30,108     $ 23,449    $ 38,067    $ 32,243    $ 44,470              $44,078
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Fixed Charges:
              Interest on indebtedness             $ 15,063     $ 22,079    $ 27,179    $ 29,633    $ 31,813              $29,313
              Portion of rents representative of
                the interest factor                   5,045        3,900       4,407       4,241       3,815                2,373

Total fixed charges                                $ 20,108     $ 25,979    $ 31,586    $ 33,874    $ 35,628              $31,686
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                    1.50X           0X        1.21          0X        1.25                 1.39
                                                                      (a)                     (a)


                  (a)    For the years ended October 28, 2000, and October 31,
                         1998, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges
                         by $1,630 and $2,530, respectively.