augusta , georgia mill and $ 2 million of costs associated with the sale of the shorewood business . consumer packaging .
what was the consumer packaging profit margin in 2013
north american consumer packaging net sales were $ 1.9 billion in 2015 compared with $ 2.0 billion in 2014 and $ 2.0 billion in 2013 . operating profits were $ 81 million ( $ 91 million excluding the cost associated with the planned conversion of our riegelwood mill to 100% ( 100 % ) pulp production , net of proceeds from the sale of the carolina coated bristols brand , and sheet plant closure costs ) in 2015 compared with $ 92 million ( $ 100 million excluding sheet plant closure costs ) in 2014 and $ 63 million ( $ 110 million excluding paper machine shutdown costs and costs related to the sale of the shorewood business ) in 2013 . coated paperboard sales volumes in 2015 were lower than in 2014 reflecting weaker market demand . the business took about 77000 tons of market-related downtime in 2015 compared with about 41000 tons in 2014 . average sales price realizations increased modestly year over year as competitive pressures in the current year only partially offset the impact of sales price increases implemented in 2014 . input costs decreased for energy and chemicals , but wood costs increased . planned maintenance downtime costs were $ 10 million lower in 2015 . operating costs were higher , mainly due to inflation and overhead costs . foodservice sales volumes increased in 2015 compared with 2014 reflecting strong market demand . average sales margins increased due to lower resin costs and a more favorable mix . operating costs and distribution costs were both higher . looking ahead to the first quarter of 2016 , coated paperboard sales volumes are expected to be slightly lower than in the fourth quarter of 2015 due to our exit from the coated bristols market . average sales price realizations are expected to be flat , but margins should benefit from a more favorable product mix . input costs are expected to be higher for wood , chemicals and energy . planned maintenance downtime costs should be $ 4 million higher with a planned maintenance outage scheduled at our augusta mill in the first quarter . foodservice sales volumes are expected to be seasonally lower . average sales margins are expected to improve due to a more favorable mix . operating costs are expected to decrease . european consumer packaging net sales in 2015 were $ 319 million compared with $ 365 million in 2014 and $ 380 million in 2013 . operating profits in 2015 were $ 87 million compared with $ 91 million in 2014 and $ 100 million in 2013 . sales volumes in 2015 compared with 2014 increased in europe , but decreased in russia . average sales margins improved in russia due to slightly higher average sales price realizations and a more favorable mix . in europe average sales margins decreased reflecting lower average sales price realizations and an unfavorable mix . input costs were lower in europe , primarily for wood and energy , but were higher in russia , primarily for wood . looking forward to the first quarter of 2016 , compared with the fourth quarter of 2015 , sales volumes are expected to be stable . average sales price realizations are expected to be slightly higher in both russia and europe . input costs are expected to be flat , while operating costs are expected to increase . asian consumer packaging the company sold its 55% ( 55 % ) equity share in the ip-sun jv in october 2015 . net sales and operating profits presented below include results through september 30 , 2015 . net sales were $ 682 million in 2015 compared with $ 1.0 billion in 2014 and $ 1.1 billion in 2013 . operating profits in 2015 were a loss of $ 193 million ( a loss of $ 19 million excluding goodwill and other asset impairment costs ) compared with losses of $ 5 million in 2014 and $ 2 million in 2013 . sales volumes and average sales price realizations were lower in 2015 due to over-supplied market conditions and competitive pressures . average sales margins were also negatively impacted by a less favorable mix . input costs and freight costs were lower and operating costs also decreased . on october 13 , 2015 , the company finalized the sale of its 55% ( 55 % ) interest in ip asia coated paperboard ( ip- sun jv ) business , within the company's consumer packaging segment , to its chinese coated board joint venture partner , shandong sun holding group co. , ltd . for rmb 149 million ( approximately usd $ 23 million ) . during the third quarter of 2015 , a determination was made that the current book value of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value of $ 23 million , which was the agreed upon selling price . the 2015 loss includes the net pre-tax impairment charge of $ 174 million ( $ 113 million after taxes ) . a pre-tax charge of $ 186 million was recorded during the third quarter in the company's consumer packaging segment to write down the long-lived assets of this business to their estimated fair value . in the fourth quarter of 2015 , upon the sale and corresponding deconsolidation of ip-sun jv from the company's consolidated balance sheet , final adjustments were made resulting in a reduction of the impairment of $ 12 million . the amount of pre-tax losses related to noncontrolling interest of the ip-sun jv included in the company's consolidated statement of operations for the years ended december 31 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013 were $ 19 million , $ 12 million and $ 8 million , respectively . the amount of pre-tax losses related to the ip-sun jv included in the company's .