PPI Pagimana Have Factory Ice Beam : http://www.antarasulteng.com/berita/16218/ppi-pagimana-miliki-pabrik-es-balok/7 October 2014
Pelabuhan Pendaratan Ikan (PPI) Pagimana, Banggai, Central Sulawesi, now have the ice factory to preserve fish catch of fishermen.

"We are very grateful to the governments who have built this plant because this ice factory will increase production volume and quality of the fish," said Alabartin Tintis, a fisherman on the sidelines of the inauguration of an ice factory in PPI Pagimana, Banggai Tuesday.

During this time, said Alabartin, fishermen rely mini ice factories belonging to villagers Pagimana but the number is very limited, causing less intensive fishing at sea.

Salt Prices Rise 4-Fold, Ice Beam Industry Threatened Bankrupt: https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/3045876/harga-garam-naik-4-kali-industri-es-balok-terancam-gulung-tikar/3 August 2017
As a raw material in the process of freezing ice, soaring salt prices also become a burden for ice entrepreneurs in the capital city. Since the price of salt has risen by up to 4 times, the expenditure has jumped from Rp.500 thousand to Rp.2 million for one manufacture.

As aired by Liputan6 Petang SCTV on Thursday (3/8/2017), ice entrepreneurs chose to reduce the use of salt in making freezing solution. Salt solution was made repeatedly, so the quality of ice beam decreased. Currently, business people can only hope that the government can provide a solution to stabilize the price of salt.