SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2006


                           ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           MISSOURI                   0-20600                  43-1311101
        (State or other          (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
        jurisdiction of               Number)                Identification
         organization)                                           Number)


        3101 MCKELVEY ROAD
        ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI                                       63044
        (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                               (314) 291-5110
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                               NOT APPLICABLE
        (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

                  On February 9, 2006, Zoltek Companies, Inc. (the
"Registrant") issued a press release announcing its financial results for
the quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99. This Form 8-K, including
Exhibit 99 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section.


ITEM  9.01        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

                  Exhibit Number                  Description
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                       99              Press Release issued by the Company
                                       on February 9, 2006.



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                                 SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 13, 2006

                                   ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.



                                   By   /s/ Kevin Schott
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                                      Kevin Schott
                                      Chief Financial Officer




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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


 Exhibit
 Number                             Description
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   99
                        Press Release, dated February 9, 2006.









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