An article containing a paper substrate, a first
coating layer, and a second
coating layer; where the first
coating layer resides between the paper substrate and the second coating layer and contains, by weight based on the weight of the first coating layer, (1a) from 50%to 80%of a high-density
polyethylene having a density in a range of 0.930 to 0.980 g / cm3, and (1b) from 20%to 50%of an
ethylene- (
meth)
acrylic acid copolymer; wherein the
ethylene- (
meth)
acrylic acid copolymer has a degree of
neutralization in a range of greater than 5%to 75%, and wherein the
ethylene- (
meth)
acrylic acid copolymer comprises ethylene units, (meth) acrylic acid units, and units of a (meth) acrylic
acid salt at a mole-to-
mole ratio of ethylene units to units of (meth) acrylic acid and the (meth) acrylic
acid salt in a range of 95: 5 to 90: 10; where the second coating layer comprises, by weight based on the weight of the second coating layer, (2a) from 25%to 100%of an ethylene-
vinyl alcohol copolymer having a
saponification degree of 80 mol%or more, and (2b) from 0 to 75%of a (meth) acrylic acid
polymer; where the (meth) acrylic acid
polymer has a degree of
neutralization of from 5%to 50%, and where the (meth) acrylic acid
polymer comprises from 50%to 100%of structural units of (meth) acrylic acid and a salt of (meth) acrylic acid, by weight based on the weight of the (meth) acrylic acid polymer. A process for preparing the article contains the steps: (i) applying a first coating composition to a paper substrate, (ii)
drying the applied first coating composition to form the first coating layer, (iii) applying a second coating composition to the first coating layer, and (iv)
drying the applied second coating composition to form the second coating layer; thereby obtaining the article. A paper packaging contains the article.