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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,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in Millions)  
 
Net Income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc. 
  $ (73 )   $ (415 )   $ (5 )   $ 49     $ 56  
Add:
                                       
Interest expense
    133       113       164       136       133  
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor
    14       15       12       12       12  
Income tax expense (benefit) and other taxes on income
    13       289       83       5       26  
Noncontrolling interests
    19       10       10       6       2  
Amortization of interest capitalized
    4       3       3       3       2  
Undistributed (earnings) losses of affiliated companies in which less than a 50% voting interest is owned
    2       (2 )     (1 )     (3 )     (1 )
                                         
Earnings as defined
  $ 112     $ 13     $ 266     $ 208     $ 230  
                                         
Interest expense
  $ 133     $ 113     $ 164     $ 136     $ 133  
Interest capitalized
    4       6       6       6       3  
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor
    14       15       12       12       12  
                                         
Fixed charges as defined
  $ 151     $ 134     $ 182     $ 154     $ 148  
                                         
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                1.46       1.35       1.55  
                                         
 
 
NOTE:  Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $39 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and by $121 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.


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