The invention relates to chemically or physically curable compositions suitable as adhesives or sealants or coating materials, such compositions containing at least one binding agent selected from the group comprising crosslinkable or polymerizable monomers, prepolymers, or polymers, as well as at least one filler. The filler proportion is 0.2 to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the compositions, and at least a portion of the filler is made up of glass particles having a particle size from 100 nm to 20 .mu.m, which have been obtained by comminuting foamed neutral or alkaline glass.