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Still Looking for Balance:

Bodo Kottwitz on Tissue Markets Today

As a tissue industry consultant, Bodo Kottwitz is more than just the CEO of BKay Tissue Advice; he's something of an industry rock star. Bodo has a long career in pulp and paper and frequently speaks about the tissue industry and its markets at conferences and events around the globe.

In this episode of UpTime, co-hosts Mark Rushton and Jan Bottiglieri chat with Bodo about how he sees the modern tissue industry—including supply chain challenges, energy costs, and true sustainability. When it comes to tissue markets, "uncertainty is more or less the headline all over the world," Bodo tells us. Stick around for the UpTime Lightning Round, when Bodo tells us his biggest challenge—and his biggest regret—in his industry journey. Thanks for listening!

Click to watch the "Emma" Sofidel toilet tissue ad mentioned in our chat.

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Access more resources through the TAPPI OnDemand platform:

• Bodo's Fall/Winter 2025 Tissue360° feature, Uncertainty Dominates Tissue Markets
• Mark Rushton's Fall/Winter 2025 Tissue 360° interview with Luigi Lazzareschi, Sofidel
• View the Tissue360° archive, including the Spring/Summer 2026 issue.