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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-83160 and 33-06565) of Zoltek Companies,
Inc. of our report dated November 22, 2000 relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Zoltek Companies, Inc., which appears in this Form
10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
November 22, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule, which
appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
December 28, 2000
