XADO
{{Short description|Multinational chemical group}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Xado
Хадо
| type = Privately held company
| logo = XADO new logo red.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| foundation = 1991
| hq_location_city = Kharkiv
| hq_location_country = Ukraine
| area_served = Worldwide with distributors in more than 100 countries|
| num_employees = +2,500 (2023)|
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| products = Additive
Oil
Grease
Car care
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| homepage = [http://xado.com/ xado.com]
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Xado ({{Langx|uk|Хадо|translit=Khado}}) is a multinational chemical group with headquarters in Germany, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, manufacturing high-tech nano technology products and lubricants such as revitalizants, lubricants, oils, greases, aftermarket oil additives, fuel additives. {{cite web |title=xado |url=https://xado.com/ |website=xado.com |access-date=18 June 2023}}
History
The company was founded in 1991 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The name Xado was shortened from the Russian Kharkovskiy Dom ("Kharkiv 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, Xado established Xado Lube B.V., specializing in manufacturing oil with atomic revitalizant XADO Atomic Oil.''Forbes Ukraine'. August 2011, pp. 22–23 ‘Miraculous dry chemical’ (in Ukrainian) In addition to the Netherlands, Xado has headquarters in Germany; Xado products are produced under Xado Germany and Xado Lube B.V. Netherlands licenses. Xado repairing products possess TÜV performance confirmation certificate, ISO 17025, American Petroleum Institute (API) approvals.
Activity
The company manufactures over 1,600 products, primarily for car maintenance, which can be purchased in more than 100 countries all over the world (as of March 2023).{{cite web |title=Xado Products |url=https://xado.co.uk/xado-downloads |website=xado.co.uk |access-date=18 June 2023}}
The best-known Xado products include 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%.[http://www.marcs.ru/marcs_proanaliziroval_rynok_nanokeramicheskikh_tribopreparatov_dlya_korporatsii_gk_rosnanotekh.html The market analysis of nanoceramic triboproducts in the Russian Federation is made by the company of marketing researches MARCS.] Market Capital Solutions (Russian)
Sports
- Xádo owns a motorsports team XADO Motorsport, the champion{{When? |date=October 2022}} of Ukrainian Rally and Circular Racing Cups.
- Xádo is a sponsor of Pro100!XADO, the first Ukrainian gamer team to win the International computer games tournament.[http://www.wcg.com/6th/main.asp/ WCG] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430212005/http://www.wcg.com/6th/main.asp/ |date=April 30, 2011}}
- In September 2011 Xádo started to cooperate with one of the most titled football clubs of Ukraine, “Shakhtar”.[http://shakhtar.com/en/news/18851 Shakhtar and XADO form one team now]. Shakhtar.
References
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External links
- [http://www.xado.info XADO information website]
- [http://www.xado.us XADO Online store]
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