Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)

	Years Ended December 31,
	2003		2002		2001 (a)			2000		1999
Earnings:
Pretax income from continuing operations before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	29,342	$	13,269	$	(152,691	)	$	85,148	$	74,706
Interest expense (net)		21,128		25,574		32,808			36,075		35,506
Portion of rent expense representative of interest factor		5,650		4,738		5,687			6,727		6,815
Amortization of capitalized interest		1,498		1,547		1,586			1,649		1,751
Adjusted pretax income from continuing operations	$	57,618	$	45,128	$	(112,610	)	$	129,599	$	118,778
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense (before deducting capitalized interest)	$	21,236	$	25,687	$	32,829		$	36,138	$	35,605
Portion of rent expense representative of interest factor		5,650		4,738		5,687			6,727		6,815
Total fixed charges	$	26,886	$	30,425	$	38,516		$	42,865	$	42,420
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.1		1.5		N/A			3.0		2.8

(a) Due to a loss for the year ended December 31, 2001, the coverage ratio was less than 1:1. The Company needed to generate an additional $151.1 million in earnings to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.