Exhibit 12

CELANESE CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

				Successor												Predecessor
				Six Months Ended June 30, 2005				Three Months Ended June 30, 2005				Three Months Ended June 30,2004				Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax and minority interest					146				123				(104	)			72
Less:
Equity in net earnings of affiliates					(27	)			(12	)			(18	)			(12	)
Plus :
Income distributions from equity investments					46				10				6				15
Amortization of capitalized interest					3				1				2				2
Total fixed charges					277				84				137				16
Total earnings as defined before combined fixed charges					445				206				23				93
Fixed charges:
Interest expense					244				68				130				6
Capitalized interest					2				1				1				3
Estimated interest portion of rent expense					12				6				6				7
Cumulative undeclared and declared preferred stock dividends					4				2				—				—
Guaranteed payment to minority shareholders					15				7				—				—
Total combined fixed charges					277				84				137				16
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges(1)					1.6				2.5				0.2				5.8

(1)	Earnings were insufficient to cover combined fixed charges by $114 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004.