Manufacture of polyvinylchloride articles

A method for producing a polyvinylchloride article comprising the steps of:

• operating an apparatus comprising a plurality of roller drums;
• wherein a first roller drum is rotating clockwise;
• wherein a second roller drum is rotating counterclockwise
• wherein a third roller drum is rotating clockwise;
• wherein a fourth roller drum is rotating counterclockwise
• passing a mixture of polyvinylchloride and a lubricant between opposing rotating surfaces of said first roller drum and said second roller drum;
• wherein the mixture of polyvinylchloride and a lubricant are formed into a polyvinylchloride sheet by the action of said first roller drum and said second roller drum;
• said polyvinylchloride sheet having an obverse side and a reverse side;
• provided further that said polyvinylchloride sheet is passed between the opposing surfaces of the said third roller drum and the said second roller drum;
• said third roller drum having an imprinted exterior surface, for when in use, imprinting the obverse surface of the said polyvinylchloride sheet thereby forming an obverse imprinted polyvinylchloride sheet;
• provided further that said polyvinylchloride sheet is passed between the opposing surfaces of the said fourth roller drum and the said third roller drum;
• said fourth roller drum having an imprinted exterior surface, for when in use, imprinting the reverse surface of the said obverse imprinted polyvinyl-chloride sheet thereby forming an obverse and reverse imprinted polyvinylchloride sheet;
• wherein the mixture of polyvinylchloride and a lubricant are premixed into at a temperature of at least about 40° C.;
• and,
• wherein the lubricant is a high density low acid value oxidized polyethylene.