Feb 17, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Chilean particle board maker Masisa studies construction of a plant in Colombia, in addition to new facilities to be built in Chile and Brazil, El Diario reported citing the head of Masisa in Colombia, Luis Guillermo Velasquez. If the company firmly decides on the project and starts construction works, the plant is seen to be operational in three years, Mr. Velasquez added. Masisa has so far been exporting products to Colombia from its facilities in Venezuela, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Masisa eyes to have sales of some 130 000 cubic meters of particle boards in Colombia in 2008.