EXHIBIT 12


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






                                                  10/31/1998   10/30/1999  10/28/2000  11/03/2001  11/2/2002

                                                                                    
Earnings before income taxes, extraordinary item    $ (2,530)   $  6,503    $   (388)   $ 10,431    $ 13,424
and change in accounting principal

Add:
              Interest on indebtedness                22,079      27,157      28,390      30,424      36,517
              Portion of rents representative of
                the interest factor                    3,900       4,407       4,241       3,615       3,112

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Earnings available for fixed charges                $ 23,449    $ 38,067    $ 32,243    $ 44,470    $ 53,053
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Fixed Charges:
              Interest on indebtedness              $ 22,079    $ 27,179    $ 29,633    $ 31,813    $ 38,082
              Portion of rents representative of
                the interest factor                    3,900       4,407       4,241       3,815       3,112

Total fixed charges                                 $ 25,979    $ 31,586    $ 33,874    $ 35,628    $ 41,194
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                        0X        1.21          0X        1.25        1.29
                                                          (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.