EXHIBIT 12

TENNECO INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMBINED WITH 50% OWNED UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net Income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.	$	183	$	275	$	157	$	39	$	(73	)
Add:
Interest expense	80		105		108		149		133
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor	19		18		17		15		14
Income tax expense and other taxes on income	122		19		88		69		13
Noncontrolling interests	39		29		26		24		19
Amortization of interest capitalized	4		4		4		4		4
Undistributed (earnings) losses of affiliated companies in which less than a 50% voting interest is owned	—		1		—		—		2
Earnings as defined	$	447	$	451	$	400	$	300	$	112
Interest expense	$	80	$	105	$	108	$	149	$	133
Interest capitalized	4		4		4		4		4
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor	19		18		17		15		14
Fixed charges as defined	$	103	$	127	$	129	$	168	$	151
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	4.34		3.55		3.10		1.79		—

NOTE: Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $39 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.