Lebedyn Oil Plant

Lebedyn Oil Plant is a Ukrainian oil-refining enterprise founded in late 1994 with support from the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oil Refining Industry “Masma” in Kyiv. The plant was established on the basis of a former military facility and adopted its modern corporate name during that formation. Its designed production capacity was 50,000 tonnes per year. The enterprise’s documented activities include the production and handling of lubricants and other oil-refining products. One identified product line is Leol lubricants. In 2001, the plant received an official licence from DaimlerChrysler permitting the use of Leol lubricants for Mercedes-Benz engines. This licensing milestone connected the plant’s lubricant output with the requirements of a major international automotive manufacturer, although the available reference material does not specify the duration or current status of the licence. In 2002, Lebedyn Oil Plant implemented the ISO 9001:2000 quality-management system. The plant also obtained certificates from Ukraine’s State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification for its products. Between 2000 and 2004, it won the All-Ukrainian Quality Competition, indicating recognition within Ukraine’s quality-assessment system during that period. The available source material provides limited information about the enterprise’s ownership, management, financial performance, current operating status, distribution network, export activity, or present-day product portfolio. Accordingly, Lebedyn Oil Plant is best documented as a Ukrainian industrial oil-refining and lubricant enterprise rather than as a widely international consumer brand.

Lebedyn Oil Plant was founded in late 1994 in Ukraine with the support of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oil Refining Industry “Masma,” a Kyiv-based research organization. The enterprise was organized on the site of a former military facility and adopted the name Lebedyn Oil Plant as its modern corporate identity. Its planned production capacity was 50,000 tonnes annually, establishing it as an industrial-scale oil-refining operation rather than a small lubricant workshop. The plant’s early documented development focused on production quality and the positioning of its lubricants for automotive use. In 2000, it began a period of recognition in the All-Ukrainian Quality Competition. The available reference states that the plant won this competition during the 2000–2004 period, although it does not identify each individual award year or the specific products assessed. A significant commercial and technical milestone followed in 2001, when the enterprise received an official licence from DaimlerChrysler to use Leol lubricants for Mercedes-Benz engines. The licence provided a documented association between the plant’s lubricant products and the technical requirements of Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The reference material does not identify the precise licensing terms, product specifications, geographic scope, or whether the authorization remains in force. In 2002, Lebedyn Oil Plant implemented the ISO 9001:2000 quality-management system. The plant also held certificates issued by Ukraine’s State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification for its products. These steps indicate an effort to formalize production and quality controls and to support the market acceptance of its oil-related products. The available historical material ends after describing the quality competition period through 2004. It does not provide reliable details about later modernization, ownership changes, production volumes, management, restructuring, shutdowns, export markets, or the plant’s current status. The enterprise’s documented history therefore centers on its 1994 establishment, its 2001 lubricant licensing milestone, its 2002 ISO implementation, and its quality recognition in the early 2000s.

• 2004

  Documented quality-award period concludes

  [1]Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org

  The available reference identifies 2000–2004 as the period during which the plant won the All-Ukrainian Quality Competition.

• 2002

  ISO 9001:2000 implemented

  [1]Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org

  The enterprise implemented the ISO 9001:2000 quality-management system and held product certificates from Ukraine’s State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification.

• 2001

  Leol lubricant licence granted

  [1]Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org

  Lebedyn Oil Plant received an official DaimlerChrysler licence to use Leol lubricants for Mercedes-Benz engines.

• 2000

  Quality competition recognition begins

  [1]Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org

  The plant entered a period in which it won the All-Ukrainian Quality Competition; the documented recognition covers the 2000–2004 period.

• 1994

  Enterprise established

  [1]Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org

  Lebedyn Oil Plant was founded in late 1994 with support from the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oil Refining Industry “Masma” in Kyiv. It was established on the basis of a former military facility and designed for annual production of 50,000 tonnes.

A Ukrainian industrial oil-refining and lubricant producer associated with certified quality-management processes and Leol lubricants licensed for use in Mercedes-Benz engines.

• Automotive lubricants

  Leol lubricants

  Leol is the lubricant line specifically identified in the available reference material. In 2001, Lebedyn Oil Plant received an official DaimlerChrysler licence to use Leol lubricants for Mercedes-Benz engines. The source does not provide individual product grades, formulations, packaging, current availability, or the duration and geographic scope of the licence.

• Oil-refining products

  Oil-refining products

  Lebedyn Oil Plant is described as an oil-refining enterprise with a designed production capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. The available material does not enumerate the full product range, but it states that the plant possessed certificates for its products issued by Ukraine’s State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification.

1. 1Lebedyn Oil Planten.wikipedia.org