Building a Greener Future: Coury Medical's Low-Carbon Manufacturing Practices

The global transition toward carbon neutrality is reshaping the industrial landscape. At Coury Medical, sustainability is no longer a peripheral initiative, but a strategic priority supporting our long-term growth.

As we continue to expand our operations, we remain committed to minimizing our environmental impact through practical, science-based measures. From facility design and energy management to water conservation and emissions control, we are working to create a manufacturing environment in which industrial development and environmental responsibility can progress together.

Designing Energy-Efficient Spaces Around Nature

A truly sustainable facility should work with its natural surroundings rather than against them. Guided by internationally recognized green building and energy-efficiency principles, Coury has integrated passive energy-saving strategies throughout the planning, design, and construction of its manufacturing site.

High-performance insulation systems are incorporated into the building envelope to reduce unwanted heat loss and heat gain, lowering the baseline energy required for heating and cooling. Window-to-wall ratios and skylight layouts have also been carefully optimized to maximize the use of natural daylight.

By bringing more daylight into production and office areas, the facility reduces its reliance on artificial lighting while providing employees with a brighter and more comfortable working environment.

Expanding the Use of Clean Energy

Coury is actively upgrading its energy structure by increasing the use of renewable and low-carbon energy across the site.

All outdoor street lighting is now powered by solar energy, while rooftop photovoltaic systems are being planned to further improve the utilization of solar resources. For heating and cooling, the facility uses a ground-source heat pump system supported by underground heat-exchange piping, dedicated exchange stations, and an optimized distribution network.

The system serves production workshops, research and development facilities, and office areas throughout the site. By drawing on the relatively stable temperature below ground, it efficiently extracts heat during winter and releases heat during summer, significantly improving overall temperature-control efficiency.

Clean energy currently accounts for more than 80% of the site's overall energy supply, representing a substantial step toward a lower-carbon energy structure.

Creating a Closed-Loop Water Management System

Water is one of the world’s most valuable resources, and Coury is committed to maximizing the value of every drop used within its operations.

Wastewater generated during purified-water production is treated through a combination of sand filtration, activated-carbon filtration, and secondary reverse osmosis. The reclaimed water can then be reused for workshop cleaning, exhaust-gas scrubbing, and landscape irrigation, creating a structured system of cascading water use.

High-efficiency cooling towers and optimized cooling-water circulation systems enable the facility to achieve a cooling-water recycling rate of more than 97%, substantially reducing the demand for fresh water.

Condensate from production equipment is also systematically collected, softened, filtered, and returned to the system for reuse. Together, these measures reduce reliance on municipal water supplies, minimize wastewater discharge, and support more efficient water management across the site.

Advancing Cleaner Production and Emissions Control

At Coury, manufacturing performance and environmental responsibility are treated as equally important components of a well-designed production process.

To reduce air pollutant emissions at the source, the facility uses gas-fired steam generators equipped with low-NOx burners in place of conventional, more energy-intensive equipment. This upgrade has reduced nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 60%.

Volatile organic compounds generated during bonding, curing, coating, and plastic-welding processes are managed through a combined purification system consisting of two-stage activated-carbon adsorption and water scrubbing. Collection hoods and extraction systems have also been optimized to minimize fugitive emissions.

Measured VOC emissions at the facility remain consistently below relevant EU industrial emissions benchmarks, supporting precise, low-emission control throughout the production process.

Moving Forward with Responsible Manufacturing

From energy-efficient building design and clean-energy adoption to water recovery and emissions management, Coury is taking a systematic approach to reducing the environmental footprint of its operations.

Looking ahead, Coury Medical will continue to advance green manufacturing and work alongside global partners to support the industry’s transition toward more sustainable development. By developing practical, scalable, and replicable low-carbon operating solutions, we aim to contribute meaningful experience and responsible practices to the future of medical device manufacturing.