Hauptnavigation Company Products Contact DE EN Plastics Strength High Product Diversity plastics of leading manufacturers 4000 active grades client-specific compounds Short Lead Times individual logistics concepts 25.000sqm logistics center delivery of small and large quantities next day delivery Support & Solutions material selection and product specification from the product idea to series production long-term quantity agreements Workshops Profile As an independent, family-run trading company, we have been distributing engineering plastics from a wide range of manufacturers to companies in the target markets of injection molding and extrusion since 1988. Aside from engineering plastics, we offer the whole range from commodity plastics to high performance plastics. In 2007 we became an official distributor of SABIC Innovative Plastics, therefore we can supply the entire SABIC IP product range. Since 1988, XIFA distributes plastics from various manufacturers to companies in the markets of injection molding and extrusion. In addition to the material supply, we support our customers with technical support, which ranges from the material selection to mold and tool design. Due to our close relationships with the manufacturing and processing industry we can guarantee a high level of technical know-how. This allows us the compounding of specialty products to individual customer specifications. The quality of our service has been certified under ISO 9001:2015. Please find the DEKRA-certificate available for download here. Markets Automotive Electrical Medical Aviation Railway Infrastructure Construction Furniture Home appliances History 1988 Dieter Rapp founds the XIFA Kunststoff-Vertrieb GmbH in Albig and starts the distribution of engineering plastics and peripherals 1991 The company moves to Waibstadt and the focus is placed solely on the sales of engineering plastics 2002 XIFA GmbH exhibits for the first time with their own booth at the FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen 2004 The eldest son, Dominic Rapp, enrolls in the company 2007 XIFA is appointed an official distributor of SABIC Innovative Plastics for Germany 2007 Renate Rapp is appointed CEO alongside Dieter Rapp 2008 XIFA moves to Bad Rappenau 2009 Inauguration of the new office building and logistic center in Bad Rappenau-Bonfeld 2010 Expansion of the infrastructure through the construction of a second logistics center 2013 25th anniversary of XIFA Kunststoff-Vertrieb GmbH 2016 After the death of the founder Dieter Rapp, his eldest son Dominic Rapp assumes the management together with Renate Rapp 2018 Expansion of the storage capacities to a total warehousing space of 25.000m2 2018 XIFA celebrates its 30th anniversary on April 1st 2020 XIFA becomes certified after the sustainability certification program ISCC Plus News Certified ISCC PLUS Member In order to be able to support the path of substituting fossil raw materials, we have joined the sustainability certification ISCC PLUS. This allows us to offer you sustainable and bio-based plastics. Interested? Get in touch with us. We will be happy to support you. Diversification of XIFAplus Purging Compounds We have expanded our product range within the XIFAplus purging compounds. The enhancement of the application-specific grades facilitates our efforts to further meet our clients' needs. Talk to us, we are pleased to advise you. The corresponding product data sheets can be downloaded here. Vacancies We are hiring! Customer Service (m/f/d) Service Support with added value The technical support beforehand, but also the failure analysis and troubleshooting during production ensure an optimal production process on the client side. In cooperation with you, we identify optimization potential. We support you in the material selection with regard to specific automotive, medical, aerospace and other industrial standards. The high standards of our customers are always our motivation. Customized solutions Our service portfolio allows you to finalize long-term supply contracts, guaranteeing both, security of supply and price stability. We offer different logistic solutions such as Kanban, stock in stock and same day pick-up. Orders placed for in-stock materials before noon, generally can be delivered as soon as the next day. Workshops We coach the employees of our clients in customized seminars and trainings here in Bad Rappenau or at their site. This enables us to build with you expertise in the areas of product offering, plastic characteristics, as well as product selection and processing. Ge-danken Thoughts are like pearls, which wise man throw to us. Many pearls we have caught or found. In our own thoughts anchored, many of these worldly wisdoms have influenced our actions. For this we are thankful. View Book Authorized Distributor Certified ISCC Plus Legal Notice Privacy Terms & Conditions