XADO

XADO
ХАДО
Privately held company
Founded 1991
Headquarters Kharkiv, Ukraine
Area served
 Europe, The United States, Ukraine, Russia, China, the Middle East, and other countries
Products Additive
Oil
Grease
Car care
Number of employees
 +2000 (2016)
Website xado.com

XА́DO — (Ukrainian: ХА́ДО) is a multinational company with headquarters in Germany, the Netherlands and Ukraine, that manufactures revitalizants, lubricants, oils, greases and aftermarket oil additives.

History

The company was founded in 1991 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The name XADO was shortened from the Russian words Kharkovskiy Dom (Kharkov House). In 1998 the directors of the company patented the development of a revitalizant product, a metal treatment which has the ability to repair, restore and protect the mechanism against wear. The first consumer-packaged product was introduced in December 1999. In 2004 in the Netherlands, together with European manufacturer of oils Eurol, an enterprise XADO Lube B.V., which specializes in manufacturing oil with atomic revitalizant XADO Atomic Oil, was established.[1] In addition to the Netherlands, Xado has headquarter in Germany; Today, XADO products are produced under XADO Germany and Xado Lube B.V. the Netherlands licenses. XADO repairing products possess TUV performance confirmation certificate, ISO 17025, American Petroleum Institute (API) approvals.

XADO Headquarters, Kharkiv

Activity

The company manufactures over 1000 products, primarily for car maintenance, which can be purchased in more than 60 countries all over the world (the information is given in March 2011).[2] The best-known XADO products include gels-revitalizants, atomic oils, and VeryLube car care products. The specialists assess XADO as the major player in the Ukrainian market of imported and domestic antifriction materials as well, actively occupying almost all major regions of the post-soviet countries. The company’s share of the market is 24%, whereas in the segment of nanoceramics it is up to 90%.[3]

XADO and sport

  • XADO owns the motor-car team XADO Motorsport, the champion of Ukrainian Rally and Circular Racing Cups.
  • XADO is a partner of the Russian motor-car team Kamaz.
  • XADO is a partner of the Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev.
  • XADO is a sponsor of Pro100!XADO, the first Ukrainian gamer team to win the International computer games tournament.[4]
  • In September 2011 XADO started to cooperate with one of the most entitled football clubs of Ukraine “Shakhtar”.[5]

References

  1. ↑ «Forbes. Ukraine.» – August 2011. – P. 22-23 Miraculous dry chemical (in Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ Revitalizant for the country. Archived January 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. «Za rulyom Ukraine» (Russian)
  3. ↑ The market analysis of nanoceramic triboproducts in the Russian Federation is made by the company of marketing researches MARCS. Official website Market Capital Solutions (Russian)
  4. ↑ Official website WCG Archived April 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Shakhtar and XADO form one team now Official website of Shakhtar


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