Delta Carbona L.P. is a
Fairfield, New Jersey-based American
company
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which specializes in the production of
stain
A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material, or medium it is found upon. They are caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials. Accidental staining may make materials app ...
-removal products. It was created in 1994 when its predecessor, the
Carbona Products Company, was purchased by a
German
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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
carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names (such as tetrachloromethane, also IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry, recognised by the IUPAC, carbon tet in the cleaning industry, Halon-104 in firefighting, and Refrigerant-10 in HVAC ...
and notable for its mention in the
Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
song "
Carbona Not Glue
"Carbona Not Glue" is a song by the Ramones from their second album, ''Leave Home'' (1977).
Story
"Carbona Not Glue" is a follow-up to "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", a song that appeared on their first album. The band sarcastically suggested that ...
". The song was soon dropped from its original album, ''
Leave Home
''Leave Home'' is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Songs on the album w ...
'', and it has been suggested that this was due to the Carbona company's objections to the association of the product with
substance abuse
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. In the concert scene of
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
's 1979 film ''
Rock 'n' Roll High School
''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard, and Dey Young. The film featured the punk rock group Ramone ...
'', 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.
External links
Company's main page
References
Chemical companies of the United States
Companies based in Essex County, New Jersey
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