EXHIBIT 12

TENNECO INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMBINED WITH 50% OWNED UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	As Restated
	Years Ended December 31,
	2006			2005			2004			2003			2002
	(Dollars in Millions)
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	$	49		$	56		$	9		$	25		$	29
Add:
Interest expense		136			133			178			146			140
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor		12			12			11			11			11
Income tax expense (benefit) and other taxes on income		5			26			(21	)		(6	)		(6	)
Minority interest		6			2			4			6			4
Amortization of interest capitalized		3			2			1			1			1
Undistributed (earnings) losses of affiliated companies in which in less than a 50% voting interest is owned		(3	)		(1	)		—			2			2
Earnings as defined	$	208		$	230		$	182		$	185		$	181
Interest expense	$	136		$	133		$	178		$	146		$	140
Interest capitalized		6			3			2			4			4
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor		12			12			11			11			11
Fixed charges as defined	$	154		$	148		$	191		$	161		$	155
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.35			1.55			0.95			1.15			1.17

NOTE:  Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004.

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