Eastern Merchants Plc is an investment holding company, which engages in the trading activities, including export of traditional commodities such as natural rubber, desiccated coconut, fiber, and spices. It operates through the following segments: Export of Traditional & Non traditional Products and Others. The company was founded by Winton Karunaratne and Sumane Karunaratne in 1945 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.