Bobst Group achieved consolidated sales of CHF 1 529 million ($1,629 million) in 2017, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2016. The operating result (EBIT) was CHF 119 million ($126 million).   The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders the payment of a dividend of CHF 2.60 per share (CHF 1.70 in 2016).   The group started 2017 with a lower machine backlog than the year before and order entries during 2017 have been higher than in the previous year for both of...