Delta Carbona L.P. is a Fairfield, New Jersey-based American

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which specializes in the production of

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-removal products. It was created in 1994 when its predecessor, the Carbona Products Company, was purchased by a

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stain-removal corporation, Delta Pronatura. Prior to this, the company had been producing Carbona Cleaning Fluid, a relatively popular cleaning product consisting of

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and notable for its mention in the

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song "

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". The song was soon dropped from its original album, ''

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'', and it has been suggested that this was due to the Carbona company's objections to the association of the product with

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. In the concert scene of

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's 1979 film ''

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'', an unidentified concertgoer can clearly be heard calling out, "who's got the Carbona?" It is also used and later referred to in the 1995 film '' The Basketball Diaries''. For the company's national and international experience in sustainable development, and eco-friendly products, the Environment Possibility Award conferred the "Award of Earth Defender" to Delta Carbona in 2020.

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References

Chemical companies of the United States Companies based in Essex County, New Jersey {{Chemical-company-stub