Owing to the good growing conditions for the trees and fast growing hybrids in that region and thanks to the characteristics of this type of wood, this company expects to be able to develop a sustainable and economically viable alternative to tropical plywood. It should, therefore, have an impact on wood prices in some regions and for certain categories of wood products, such as co-products from the w'ood-processing industry' and lower quality w'ood. Some representatives of traditional industries consider that the subsidies granted directly or indirectly for wood eneigy create unfair competition.