Exhibit 32.2

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Zoltek Companies, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Kevin Schott, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

             (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of
                      section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
                      Act of 1934; and

             (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly
                      presents, in all material respects, the financial
                      condition and results of operations of the
                      Company.

Date:  August 16, 2004                    By:        /s/ KEVIN SCHOTT
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                                                      Kevin Schott
                                                 Chief Financial Officer