Smiley Monroe to close factories in India, Ireland

Smiley Monroe Ltd.
Chris Monroe (left) global sales director for Smiley Monroe, and Alison Gowdy, director of trade for Invest NI at one of the company's facilities.

LISBURN, Northern Ireland—Conveyor belt producer Smiley Monroe Ltd. is scaling back production due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.

The Lisburn-based manufacturer temporarily has closed its production facility in Hosur,India, for 21 days and is idling all its sites in Northern Ireland for the same amount of time.

The company said it is reviewing the developments in the U.S. before making any decisions on the temporary closure of its factory in Kentucky.

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