<h1>Legal risks and compliance for semiconductor wafers from recycled red-mud silicon: IP, licensing, product liability, export controls</h1> A domestic manufacturer announces production of semiconductor wafers from recyclable red-mud-derived silicon, claiming quality parity with conventional feedstocks and patented conversion technology. Legal considerations include intellectual property protection and potential licensing revenue, regulatory compliance for waste-to-resource processing, product qualification and liability risks during customer qualification with fabs, and contractual allocation of supply, warranty and traceability obligations. Claims of sustainability and eligibility for government incentives raise scrutiny under procurement and subsidy rules and ESG disclosures. Cross-border validation by foreign industry partners may implicate export controls, technology transfer restrictions and competition law.