- Brand Status: Ucrete is current and actively documented — under Sika since May 2, 2023; BASF is the legacy manufacturer name
- Ownership Chain: BASF Construction Chemicals > MBCC Group (carve-out closed September 30, 2020) > Sika (acquisition closed May 2, 2023)
- Names Across the Transition:
- – Ucrete UD 200 / UD 200 SR / MF — unchanged; current Sika data sheets
- – Ucrete IF / DP / RG / TZ — unchanged; current Sika documentation
- – Ucrete SL / SL+ — current Sika self-leveling systems (SL on Ucrete HS24 NA, SL+ on Ucrete HS22 NA); legacy route is Sikafloor PurCem naming
- Legacy Names on Specs: BASF Ucrete; Master Builders (MBCC-era) Ucrete — both read against current Sika Ucrete documents
- Base Products (current Sika codes): Ucrete HS22 NA and Ucrete HS24 NA beneath the named systems
- Where Current Data Lives: usa.sika.com product data sheets; Craftsman datasheet pages for UD 200, UD 200 SR, SL, SL+, and MF
- Installer: Sika Certified Installer — in-house W-2 crews mobilize nationwide
Phone: +1 (844) 687-1961
BASF Ucrete is now Sika Ucrete. The systems kept their names; the manufacturer changed hands twice. BASF carved out its construction chemicals business as MBCC Group in 2020, and Sika acquired MBCC Group in May 2023, bringing the full Ucrete line under the Sika brand. A spec that reads BASF Ucrete UD200 installs today against the Sika Ucrete UD 200 documents — the system name carried through, and the current product data sheet is marked formerly Ucrete UD 200. Craftsman Concrete Floors installs the current Ucrete line nationwide as a Sika Certified Installer and reads BASF-era and Master Builders-era specifications against current Sika documents at pre-bid review.
Operationally, Ucrete sits at the heavy-duty end of the urethane cement flooring category: polyurethane cement screeds for food processing, beverage production, freezer and cooler, chemical process, and pharmaceutical floors, where thermal shock and hot washdown duty drive the spec. Duty ratings scale with thickness; the current Sika-branded UD 200 data sheet rates a 3/8 inch floor for spillage and discharge to 248°F and freezer service to -40°F. What changed is where that information lives. Current documents sit on usa.sika.com under Sika branding, and this page maps the BASF-era names to them — and to the Craftsman datasheet pages that track each system.
The Ucrete Ownership Chain: BASF to MBCC Group to Sika
Three manufacturer names circulate on Ucrete documents: BASF before the September 2020 carve-out, Master Builders Solutions during the MBCC Group years, and Sika on everything issued since the May 2023 acquisition closed. All three name one continuous product family. Date the document, and the system name printed on it reads directly against a current Sika data sheet — the names carried through every ownership change.
Two Transactions Separate BASF Ucrete From Sika Ucrete
Who makes Ucrete now is a two-step answer. BASF closed the sale of its construction chemicals business to an affiliate of Lone Star on September 30, 2020, and the carved-out company began operating as MBCC Group under the Master Builders Solutions brand, which is why some 2020-2023 documents read Master Builders Ucrete rather than BASF Ucrete. Sika then acquired MBCC Group on May 2, 2023. Ucrete has been a Sika product since that closing date, and every Ucrete document issued on usa.sika.com since then carries Sika branding. No step in the chain retired the line; BASF-branded PDFs stopped being issued at the carve-out, while copies keep circulating in specs and closeout binders.
Same System Names on Current Sika Data Sheets
Names survived both transactions. On current documents, the Ucrete manufacturer of record is Sika. Ucrete UD 200 and UD 200 SR, Ucrete MF, and the wider family (IF, DP, RG, TZ) appear on current Sika data sheets under the same designations a BASF-era spec used; the Sika Ucrete UD 200 sheet carries formerly Ucrete UD 200 under the product name. One naming layer did change beneath the systems — the base products mixed on site now carry Sika codes such as Ucrete HS22 NA and HS24 NA, with product detail on the individual datasheet pages. Ucrete SL and SL+ are current self-leveling systems (SL engineered with Ucrete HS24 NA, SL+ with Ucrete HS22 NA); legacy self-leveling specs usually carry a Sikafloor PurCem name, and the Sikafloor PurCem page maps those.
The Spec Reads BASF Ucrete UD200 — Sika Ucrete UD 200 Installs
A specification that reads BASF Ucrete UD200 installs today as Sika Ucrete UD 200, and the same holds across the family. At pre-bid review, Craftsman confirms which era the referenced sheet comes from and matches it to the current Sika document. The manufacturer-name substitution is recorded for the spec file. Anyone searching for a BASF Ucrete data sheet should land on the current Sika version instead; the BASF-era PDF describes a superseded document, and a submittal built on it will not match current packaging or warranty terms.
Repair and Extension of Existing BASF-Era Ucrete Floors
Existing BASF-era Ucrete floors can be repaired or extended with current Sika material because the chemistry lineage is continuous through both ownership changes. In-house W-2 crews mobilize nationwide. Before tying new material into an old pour, we verify substrate moisture per ASTM F2170 and surface profile per ICRI 310.2, then place the current system against the existing edge. Phased installation keeps the rest of the room in production while a damaged zone is cut out and recast, and closeout includes the moisture logs, profile photos, and Sika warranty registration under the current Ucrete documents.
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Sika makes Ucrete now and has since May 2, 2023, when its acquisition of MBCC Group closed. MBCC Group was the 2020 carve-out of BASF’s construction chemicals business, which is why older Ucrete documents carry the BASF name. System names were not changed in either transaction.
Yes. BASF Ucrete and Sika Ucrete name the same product family at different points in its ownership history. A floor specified as BASF Ucrete UD200 and one specified as Sika Ucrete UD 200 are the same system, and the current Sika data sheet itself records the former name.
Sika Ucrete UD 200 installs against that line item with no system change. The practical step is getting the engineer of record to accept the name change once, up front — Craftsman submits the current Sika sheet with the substitution noted at pre-bid, which heads off a substitution RFI during submittal review.
On usa.sika.com. Each system carries a current Sika-branded product data sheet; the UD 200 sheet in circulation is dated July 2024. Craftsman’s Ucrete datasheet pages link the current document for each system, and a BASF-era PDF should be treated as historical reference only.
BASF sold the business, Ucrete included, to an affiliate of Lone Star on September 30, 2020, and the carved-out company operated as MBCC Group under the Master Builders Solutions brand. Sika acquired MBCC Group on May 2, 2023, and Ucrete has shipped as a Sika product since.
Repair starts by cutting the failed zone back to sound material rather than feathering a patch over it. At the cut edge, moisture (ASTM F2170) and surface profile (ICRI 310.2) are checked the same way they would be on new work, and the zone is recast with the current Sika version of the system already on the floor. The same tie-in protocol covers extending the floor into an added bay.
Craftsman Concrete Floors is a Sika Certified Installer, and in-house W-2 crews mobilize nationwide. The credential is verifiable through Sika’s regional representatives, and installation documented under the current Ucrete data sheets preserves manufacturer warranty registration.
Master Builders Ucrete is the MBCC-era name for the same family. Documents issued between the September 2020 carve-out and the May 2023 Sika acquisition often carry Master Builders Solutions branding, and those specs resolve to current Sika Ucrete documents the same way BASF-era specs do.
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