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                                                                   EXHIBIT 12.1

                             LDM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
          PRO FORMA COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                      (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT RATIOS)


   


                                                                                     Quarter ended
                                                Year ended September 29, 1996      December 29, 1996
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                                                      Pro Forma (a)                  Pro Forma (a)
                                                      -------------                  -------------   
                                                                             
Earnings available for fixed charges:                         
  Income (loss) from continuing                               
  operations before income taxes, minority                    
  interest and extraordinary item                        $3,492                         $  722
                                                              
  Interest, including amortization                            
  of debt issuance costs                                  5,676                          3,416
                                                              
                                                              
  Less, interest capitalized during the period             (780)                           (66)
                                                              
  Amortization of capitalized interest                       16                              4
                                                              
  Portion of operating lease rentals deemed to                
  be interest                                               600                            218
                                                        -------                         ------
                                                              
     Total earnings available for fixed charges          $9,004                         $4,294
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Fixed charges:                                                
                                                              
  Interest, including amortization of                         
  debt issuance costs                                    $5,676                         $3,416
                                                              
  Portion of operating lease rentals deemed to                
  be interest                                               600                            218
                                                         ------                         ------

     Total fixed charges                                 $6,276                         $3,634
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                          1.4                            1.2


    

(a)  Gives effect only to the change in interest expense to the extent of the
     repayment of previously existing debt from proceeds of the Initial
     Offering.