Bobst, a packaging machinery manufacturer, reported first-half sales of 600.4 million francs, a 14% increase year-on-year, despite a drop in net income to 9.7 million francs from 14.8 million. The Sheet-fed and Services divisions saw sales rise by 23% and 17%, respectively, while Web-fed sales declined by 7%. The company has revised its annual business volume growth targets to 1.35-1.40 billion francs, exceeding analysts' forecasts.