In August 2005, the Kativo Group (an H.B. Fuller Company) – in charge of
producing and marketing the Protecto and Glidden brands – with the support of
the Costa Rican national paint industry, filed a request for investigation
before the Ministry of Economy of that country, aimed at verifying whether the
CELERA GROUP was importing paint from the United States by means of unfair
business practices – specifically, dumping.